Sickle+Cell+Disease

This disease gets passed down as a recessive trait, however; you can only get it if both parents pass down a defective copy of the gene. Carries are the people who get one copy of the gene and one mutated copy. Carriers have the disease but they don’t have symptoms of it, which means, they don’t get affected.
 * Inheritance: **


 * Punnett Square: **

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 * Symptoms: **
 * Jaundice (Yellowish color to skin and eyes)
 * Delayed Growth
 * Headaches
 * Dizzinesss
 * Shortness of Breath

Blood Test (Hemoglobin Electrophoresis) Most new borns are tested at birth but they can also be tested later on.
 * Diagnosis: **

You must take a daily dose of penicillin to prevent deadly infections. Take Rest (Don’t do a lot of physical work.) Drink lots of water. You can get a bone marrow transplant.
 * Treatment: **