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Symbol used to represent haemoglobin.
A genetic disorder caused by a gene mutation in the haemoglobin gene.
People with sickle-cell anaemia has a ________ life expectancy.
A person that carries one gene for abnormal haemoglobin and one gene for normal haemoglobin is ________ for the sickle-cell characteristic.
People that are carriers of the sickle-cell trait have a lower susceptibility to ________.
A person that carries two genes for abnormal haemoglobin is ________ for the sickle-cell characteristic.
The treatment for people with sickle-cell anaemia.
The pigment in red blood cells that is responsible for the transport of oxygen.
One or more forms of a gene.
The biggest symptom/ side effect caused by sickle-shaped cells.
________ red blood cells carry more oxygen.
Sickle-shaped red blood cells block the ________ and prevent the movement of normal red blood cells.