In Regions Where Malaria Is Present, It Acts as a Selective

question 21

True/False

In regions where malaria is present, it acts as a selective agent that favors the heterozygous phenotype, because people with sickle-cell trait produce more offspring than those with only normal hemoglobin, who may die of malaria.

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