Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A)Sickle-cell anemia can result in impaired blood circulation.
B)Individuals with sickle-cell anemia inherited an abnormal allele from each parent that causes the production of an altered form of hemoglobin.
C)People with sickle-cell trait are as severely affected as those with sickle-cell anemia.
D)The abnormal form of hemoglobin in people with sickle-cell anemia is called hemoglobin S.
E)The mutation that results in sickle-cell anemia affects the hemoglobin beta chain.

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People with sickle-cell trait, who inherit one sickle-cell allele and one normal allele, typically do not experience the severe symptoms associated with sickle-cell anemia, where both alleles are for the sickle-cell variant.

Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE