Hemoglobin S,the Variant Responsible for the Misshapen Red Blood Cells

question 40

Multiple Choice

Hemoglobin S,the variant responsible for the misshapen red blood cells characteristic of the disease sickle-cell anemia,is potentially advantageous to heterozygotes because it confers some level of resistance to the disease _________.

• A)rickets
• B)AIDS
• C)cyanosis
• D)polycythemia
• E)malaria

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