Sickle cell anemia is an inherited disorder that affects the red blood cells. Because it's inherited, this means that the genes can be passed from the parent to child though out the generation. Red blood cells contain hemoglobin which transports oxygen through the body. Normally, red blood cells are round and flexible which means they can bend or move easily through the narrow blood vessels as they transport oxygen to the organs. For people with sickle cell anemia, they have a change of mutation within the hemoglobin gene. This multi version of the gene forms strands in the red blood cells…