Human populations living in areas of endemic malaria have a selective advantage if they carry:

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Mila Tucker

6 July, 13:42

Human populations living in areas of endemic malaria have a selective advantage if they carry:

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Eliza Poole · Answer 1

Human populations living in areas of endemic malaria have a selective advantage if they carry the allele for sickle cell anemia.

Sickle-cell anemia is a blood disorder which occurs when a person inherits two abnormal alleles of the haemoglobin gene. In this disease red blood cells (erythrocytes) are sickle-shaped and as a result, they poorly transport oxygen to cells throughout the body.