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Question
Sickle cell anaemia has not been eliminated from the African population because
Options
A.it is controlled by recessive genes
B.it is not a fatal disease
C.it provides immunity against malaria
D.it is controlled by dominant genes
Solution
Sickle cell anaemia (in which RBCs become sickle shaped and stiff) is a genetic disorder that is autosomal and linked to a recessive allele, It has not been eliminated from the African population because it provides immunity against malaria. People who are heterozygous for sickle cell allele are much less susceptible for faliciparum malaria which is one or the main causes of illness and death in them. Thus, The sickle cell allele is maintained at high levels in populations where falciparum malaria is common.
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