What Is the Consequence of Natural Selection Favoring the Heterozygous

question 30

Short Answer

What is the consequence of natural selection favoring the heterozygous genotype (as exhibited by the sickle cell allele in malaria- prone regions), in which alleles reach stable equilibrium frequencies that are maintained by the ongoing action of selection against the homozygous genotypes?

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