Browse by Stream
QnA
Home
QnA
Go To Your Study Dashboard

Get Answers to all your Questions

header-bg qa
  • Home
  • School
  • Write the genotypes of the parents of a child suffering from thalassemia. State the cause of this disease.        

Write the genotypes of the parents of a child suffering from thalassemia. State the cause of this disease.

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Answers (1)

Both the parents need to be heterozygous i.e. they would be carriers since thalassemia is an autosomal recessive disorder.

Thalassemia is caused due to a mutation or deletion of one or more of the four genes. This reduces the rate of synthesis of one of the globin chain of haemoglobin. Thalassemia disrupts the normal production of hemoglobin and healthy red blood cells. This causes anaemia. With anemia, the blood doesn't have enough red blood cells to carry oxygen to the tissues leaving them fatigued.

Posted by

Priyanka Kumari

View full answer

Crack CUET with india's "Best Teachers"

  • HD Video Lectures
  • Unlimited Mock Tests
  • Faculty Support
cuet_ads

Similar Questions

Trending Articles/News

anam-khan

CBSE Class 12 board exams 2025 to have 50% competency-based questions; no change in 10th
anam-khan

CBSE Class 12 board exams 2024 over; expected result date, trends of last 10 years
anam-khan

CBSE Class 12 accountancy board exam analysis 2024 out; paper rated easy, balanced

Latest Question