Tamera has a genetic disorder where her red blood cells take on a hook shape instead of the normal disk shape.The doctors tell Tamera's parents that she has _____,and that this condition also provides her with a resistance to malaria.

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Tamera has sickle-cell anemia, which is a genetic disorder where red blood cells take on a hook shape. This condition also provides resistance to malaria, as the malaria parasite is not able to thrive in these abnormal red blood cells. Tay-Sach's disease and Huntington's disease are both genetic disorders but do not involve abnormal red blood cells. Leukemia is a cancer of the blood and does not involve abnormal blood cell shapes.

Tamera Has a Genetic Disorder Where Her Red Blood Cells