Part one of term paper
One of the worst genetically inherited diseases is . is an inherited blood disorder that occurs when you inherit a hemoglobin S gene from both of your parents. Inheriting one hemoglobin S gene and one normal hemoglobin gene means that you only have the trait, and not the disease. causes chronically low levels of hemoglobin (the blood’s ox ...

Part two of term paper
... red blood cells cannot easily pass through the body’s blood vessels. Instead, they clog the blood vessels, block the flow of blood, and cut off the oxygen supply to tissues and organs. This lack of oxygen can damage the body’s organs and limbs, and it causes sever pain to any affected area. Also, since sickled blood cells last only 10 to 20 days in the bloodstream, compared to a normal red cell’s life span of 120 days, the “sickled” cells result in chronic anemia (abnormally low levels of ...