Hemoglobinopathies and Thalassemias

question 1 of 19 course: Biomedical Science(Degree)
question 1 of 19 course: Biomedical Science(Degree)

Q: A 2-year-old child presents with pallor, failure to thrive, and hepatosplenomegaly. A blood smear shows hypochromic, microcytic red cells with target cells and nucleated red cells (normoblasts). Haemoglobin electrophoresis shows mostly HbF with little to no HbA. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Mendel's Law of Segregation states that during gamete formation, the two alleles for a trait separate so that each gamete carries only one allele.

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