You have performed electrophoresis on a sample of normal hemoglobin (HbA), sickle-cell hemoglobin (HbS), a mixture containing HbA + HbS, and a sample of hemoglobin from a patient. The patient sample shows 2 bands, one at the same distance as the HbA band
and one at the same distance as the HbS band. What is true about your patient?
A) The patient has sickle-cell anemia.
B) The patient has normal hemoglobin.
C) The patient has sickle-cell trait.
D) The answer cannot be determined from the data.
Answer: C
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