Meiosis and fertilization can result in a trait like sickle cell being expressed in offspring because meiosis transfers genetic characteristics from parent to offspring.
<h3>How sickle disease transfers from parents to offspring?</h3>
Sickle disease is inherited when a child receives two sickle cell genes which is one from father and the other from mother. Meiosis and fertilization can result in a trait like sickle cell being expressed in offspring when not expressed in either parent because meiosis transfers genetic characteristics from parent to offspring.
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