Please Use the Following Information to Answer the Question(s) Below

question 24

Multiple Choice

Please use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
In those parts of equatorial Africa where the malaria parasite is most common, the sickle-cell allele constitutes 20% of the β hemoglobin alleles in the human gene pool.
-Although selection is clearly present, if the ideal equilibrium of alleles existed, what should be the proportion of heterozygous individuals in populations that live here?

• A) 0.04
• B) 0.16
• C) 0.20
• D) 0.32
• E) 0.80

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