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Genetically, blacks are among the groups disposed to sickle cell anemia. It is interesting that there is a benefit to having just one sickle cell gene instead of two. People who have one gene are called homozygous for that gene, and they have an increased although not total resistance to malaria. These individuals do not show symptoms of sickle cell anemia. People who are heterozygous for that gene have two genes, one from each parent, that have the sickle cell characteristic, and they have the condition.

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