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How many African American are carriers of the sickle cell allele?
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∙ 9y ago
Sickle cell trait is an inherited blood disorder that affects 1 million to 3 million Americans and 8 to 10 percent of African Americans. Sickle cell trait can also affect Hispanics, South Asians, Caucasians from southern Europe, and people from Middle Eastern countries.
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A very high ratio of 1 in 11.
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∙ 7y agoSickle cell trait is an inherited blood disorder that affects 1 million to 3 million Americans and 8 to 10 percent of African Americans. Sickle cell trait can also affect Hispanics, South Asians, Caucasians from southern Europe, and people from Middle Eastern countries.
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How many African Americans are carriers of sickle-cell allele?
A very high ratio of 1 in 11.
How many African Americans are carriers of sickle-cells allele?
A very high ratio of 1 in 11.
How many African American are carriers of the sickle cell?
A very high ratio of 1 in 11.
How many Africans are carriers of the sickle cell allele?
A very high ratio of 1 in 11.
What allele is responsible for maintaining sickle cell hemoglobin in African populations?
Balanced Selection
Why do African American babies have sickle cell?
Not all African American babies have sickle cell anemia. It must be inherited for an African American (usually male) to develop the condition.
How many African Americans are carriers of the sickle-cell?
A very high ratio of 1 in 11.
How does balancing selection affect the sickle cell allele in central Africa?
The sickle cell allele can be maintained in the central African population, above the frequency of gene mutation (balancing selection), because the heterozygous sickle cell individuals have an advantage in lifespan, in this malaria stricken region, over the homozygous alternatives. Homozygous sickle-sickle individuals die early from the sickle cell disease. Homozygous nonsickle-nonsickle die early from malaria. The heterozygous sickle-nonsickle have a higher survival against malaria and therefore the sickle cell allele is balanced selected.
What allele for the sickle cell trait is with the normal allele?
codominant
What is the allele for sickle cell trait with the normal allele?
codominant
Can African American without sickle cell and white women cause a infant to have sickle cell?
NO
What are the pros for SICKLE CELL ANEMIA?
The pro of sickle cell hemoglobin is that if you have only one allele for sickle cell hemoglobin and the other allele is normal, then you are immune to malaria.
