Briefly explain the inherited disorder called sickle-cell anemia

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Sickle-cell anemia is a blood disorder that gets its name from the shape of red blood cells in those who have it. Symptoms include poor appetite, stunted growth, swollen stomach, and yellowish eyes. People afflicted with the disease rarely live beyond childhood. For less severe cases, medical advances have produced significant increases in life expectancy.

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A) nonsense words. B) very active stimuli. C) a game of peekaboo. D) animals or toys.

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An unstable, "in­between," self­focused period of time for persons in their 20s to explore identities and life possibilities is called

a. generativity. b. disengagement. c. emerging adulthood. d. the zone of proximal development.

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