Sickle Cell Anemia
By Megan and Keegan
What is Sickle Cell Anemia?
Sickle Cell Anemia is when someones blood cells become a sickle shape and none-functional. Hemoglobin is the protein that is found in red blood cells. Hemoglobin carries the oxygen all over the body. Sickle Cell Anemia is caused by an abnormal hemoglobin. The Hemoglobin changes the shape of the cell into more of a crescent shape. Hemoglobin doesn't deliver enough oxygen to the rest of the body. They get stuck easier than blood vessels. Both of your parents have to have the abnormal hemoglobin. If you have one of the genes then you are a carrier
Malaria
Malaria is a disease that is cause by parasites. The red blood cells are being destroyed. People who have the gene for Sickle Cell Anemia, one gene, are resistant to the disease.
What is Natural Selection
When animals are better adapted for survival in there area. Survival of the fittest.
What does Malaria and Sickle Cell Anemia have in common?
Sickle Cell Anemia is when a person has two genes of the abnormal hemoglobin. Malaria can be resisted by a person with one gene of the abnormal hemoglobin.