Mendelian Disorders Sickle Cell Anemia
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Questions 4 MCQs
Sickle cell anaemia has not been eliminated from the African population because:
1. It is controlled by recessive genes
2. It is not a fatal disease
3. It provides immunity against malaria
4. It is controlled by dominant genes
Both sickle cell anaemia and Huntington’s chorea are:
1. bacteria-related diseases.
2. congenital disorders
3. pollutant-induced disorders
4. virus-related diseases
Sickle cell anaemia is:
| 1. | an autosomal linked dominant trait |
| 2. | caused by substitution of valine by glutamic acid in the globin chain of haemoglobin |
| 3. | caused by a change in base pair of DNA |
| 4. | characterized by elongated sickle like RBCs with a nucleus |
In a cross between a male and female, both heterozygous for sickle cell anaemia gene, what percentage of the progeny will be diseased?
| 1. | 25% | 2. | 100% |
| 3. | 50% | 4. | 75% |
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