Given below are the symptoms of a disease.
i. RBCs undergo change in shape and transform into sickle-shaped cells.
ii. Oxygen transport to the tissue is reduced.
(a) Identify the disease.
(b) What is the reason for this disease?

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(a) The disease is sickle-cell anaemia.
(b) It occurs due to disorders in genes which results in structural deformity in the haemoglobin which decreases the oxygen holding capacity of RBC leading to anaemia.

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Given below are the symptoms of a disease.i. RBCs undergo change in shape and transform into sickle-shaped cells.ii. Oxygen transport to the tissue is reduced.(a) Identify the disease.(b) What is the reason for this disease?

(a) The disease is sickle-cell anaemia.(b) It occurs due to disorders in genes which results in structural deformity in the haemoglobin which decreases the oxygen holding capacity of RBC leading to anaemia.

Given below are the symptoms of a disease.
i. RBCs undergo change in shape and transform into sickle-shaped cells.
ii. Oxygen transport to the tissue is reduced.
(a) Identify the disease.
(b) What is the reason for this disease?

(a) The disease is sickle-cell anaemia.
(b) It occurs due to disorders in genes which results in structural deformity in the haemoglobin which decreases the oxygen holding capacity of RBC leading to anaemia.