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| sick·le cell trait |
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blood condition: a hereditary condition of the blood in which some red cells become sickle-shaped, but there are not enough affected cells to cause anemia. This trait, which usually gives some resistance to malaria, occurs when the responsible gene is inherited from only one parent.
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