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Write the genotype of
(i) an individual who is a carrier of sickle cell anaemia gene but apparently unaffected
(ii) An individual affected with the disease.

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Sickle Cell Anaemia is called a recessive condition because you must have two copies of the sickle haemoglobin gene to have the disorder.
(i) Ss
(ii) ss

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