Question

Imagine that you are a genetic counselor, and a couple planning to start a family comes to you for information. Jerome was married before, and he and his first wife have a daughter with sickle cell disease. The brother of his current wife, Michaela, died of complications from sickle cell disease, but neither of her parents has the disease. Draw a pedigree representing this family. Be sure to clearly label Jerome and Michaela.

Answer 1

Answer:

Sickle Cell Anemia is a genetic autosomal recessive condition, takes place when there is the presence of purebred recessive. In heterozygous condition, a person becomes a carrier for the disease. In the case of the dominant allele masks the mutant allele.

M- Michaela

J - Jerome

H^A - normal hemoglobin

H^S - Sickle cell hemoglobin