Elijah and Jada are an African American couple. After Jada gives birth to a baby girl, doctors inform them that the baby has severe anemia, which has reduced her blood's ability to carry oxygen. They conduct multiple blood transfusions for the baby. However, the baby dies less than a week after its birth. In this scenario, Elijah and Jada's baby is likely to have had

Multiple Choice

• cystic fibrosis.

• alpha thalassemia.

• spina bifida.

• sickle-cell anemia.