What is the frequency of the allele for sickle-cell anemia?

Science & Mathematics by Anonymous 2018-06-04 11:02:09

Social Science

4 answers

Anonymous

From memory the highest it gets in malaria prone areas is about 18%. This is about the level where the detrimental effects balance the beneficial effects. Remember this is a defect which accidentally has some protective effect against malaria.
Anonymous

In what population?
Anonymous

That depends on the geographic region. Low in U.S., high in Nigeria.
Anonymous

It's q.