Sickle cell anemia is an autosomal recessive disorder. This means that an individual with sickle cell anemia:

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The likelihood of transmission of a trait to the next generation depends both on whether the trait is dominant or recessive and on whether one's partner carries the same or different genes. Having a gene is no guarantee that it will appear in one's offspring, but it does may it possible.

Sickle Cell Anemia Is an Autosomal Recessive Disorder