Sickle cell disease is inherited in an _____ fashion.
A) autosomal dominant
B) autosomal recessive
C) X-linked dominant
D) X-linked recessive

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Sickle cell disease is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder, meaning that an individual must inherit two copies of the abnormal hemoglobin gene (one from each parent) to develop the disease. If an individual inherits only one copy of the abnormal gene, they are said to be carriers of the disease but usually do not show symptoms.

Sickle Cell Disease Is Inherited in an _____ Fashion