The parents of a child with sickle cell anemia (SCA)are concerned about subsequent children having the disease.What statement most accurately reflects inheritance of SCA?
A) SCA is not inherited.
B) All siblings will have SCA.
C) Each sibling has a 25% chance of having SCA.
D) There is a 50% chance of siblings having SCA.

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SCA is inherited as an autosomal recessive disorder.In this inheritance pattern,each child born to these parents has a 25% chance of having the disorder,a 25% chance of having neither SCA nor the trait,and a 50% chance of being heterozygous for SCA (sickle cell trait).SCA is an inherited hemoglobinopathy.

The Parents of a Child with Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA)are