Question

Sickle-cell anemia is an example of codominance. What implications does this have for people with one or two copies of the sickle-cell gene?
A. People with two copies of the mutated gene have healthy red blood cells. People with one copy of the mutated gene don't have the disease but are carriers of the disease.
B. People with two copies of the mutated gene have sickle-cell anemia. People with one copy of the mutated gene have healthy red blood cells.
C. People with two copies of the mutated gene have sickle-cell anemia. People with one copy of the mutated gene have both healthy and misshapen red blood cells and are carriers of the disease.
D. People with two copies of the mutated gene are carriers of the disease. People with one copy of the mutated gene don't have the disease.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is C

Explanation:

Codominance means that the result of two different genes will give separated characteristics of both. For example, if an animal has a gene of red skin and another gene of white skin, it will have red in some parts of the body and white skin in other parts. It can be confused with incomplete dominance, which combines the characteristics of the genes, in these case the skin would be pink, the combination of white and red. People who have one gene of it are carriers of the disease of course, because it can be passed to their sons.