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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
'''Sickle Cell Anemia''' is an [[Inherited Disorder|inherited disorder]] which causes the formation of sickle shaped [[Red Blood Cell|red blood cells]].
===About Sickle Cell Anemia===
: The [[Red Blood Cell|red blood cells]] are sickle shaped in [[Sickle Cell Anemia]] which causes them to become stuck in [[capillaries]].
: '''Sickle Cell Anemia''' is caused by a [[Recessive Allele|recessive allele]] and can be passed from parent to offspring.
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|[[File:PunnettSquareSickle.png|center|400px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This [[Punnett Square]] shows how two parents who do not have symptoms of [[Sickle Cell Anemia]] may carry the [[disease]] and pass it on to their [[offspring]]. This shows there is a 25% chance of a child [[Heredity|inheriting]] [[Sickle Cell Anemia]].
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===Symptoms of Sickle Cell Anemia===
: People with [[Sickle Cell Anemia]] can have problems with the circulation in their limbs due to [[capillaries]] becoming blocked by sickle shaped [[Red Blood Cell|red blood cells]].
: [[Sickle Cell Anemia]] can also cause feelings of tiredness and fatigue in the [[muscle]]s as [[oxygen]] cannot be transported to the [[Cell (Biology)|cells]] that need them.
===Meaning===
'''Sickle Cell Anemia''' is an [[Inherited Disorder|inherited disorder]] which causes the formation of sickle shaped [[Red Blood Cell|red blood cells]].
===About Sickle Cell Anemia===
: The [[Red Blood Cell|red blood cells]] are sickle shaped in [[Sickle Cell Anemia]] which causes them to become stuck in [[capillaries]].
: '''Sickle Cell Anemia''' is caused by a [[Recessive Allele|recessive allele]] and can be passed from parent to offspring.
{| class="wikitable"
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|[[File:PunnettSquareSickle.png|center|400px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This [[Punnett Square]] shows how two parents who do not have symptoms of [[Sickle Cell Anemia]] may carry the [[disease]] and pass it on to their [[offspring]]. This shows there is a 25% chance of a child [[Heredity|inheriting]] [[Sickle Cell Anemia]].
|}
===Symptoms of Sickle Cell Anemia===
: People with [[Sickle Cell Anemia]] can have problems with the circulation in their limbs due to [[capillaries]] becoming blocked by sickle shaped [[Red Blood Cell|red blood cells]].
: [[Sickle Cell Anemia]] can also cause feelings of tiredness and fatigue in the [[muscle]]s as [[oxygen]] cannot be transported to the [[Cell (Biology)|cells]] that need them.