Answer the following questions true (T) or false (F)

1. A person must have two alleles for hemoglobin S in order to suffer from sickle-cell anemia.

2. A carrier for a genetic disorder will pass the allele to all of their offspring.

3. If one of your parents has Huntington disease and is heterozygous for the disorder, you have a 50 percent chance of inheriting the disease.


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE

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