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In Africa, malaria is a common disease. It attacks healthy blood cells and uses them to travel throughout the body. However, if one has sickle-shaped blood cells, this makes it harder for the malaria to attach and travel through the body.

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Q: Why is it beneficial to have Sickle cell anemia if you live in Africa?
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Why do people of Mediterranean and African decent have sickle cell anemia?

Sickle cell anemia is a inherited blood disorder. This means everyone who has sickle cell has inherited it from their parents. With this in mind it means there was a key ancestor in Africa or the Mediterranean who had the first sickle cell anemia and passed it on to their descendants.


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What type of anemia is a genetic disease commonly found among of Africa descent?

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You get Sickle-Cell Anemia by Birth,it is a genetic disorder.


Is sickle cell anemia a point mutation?

An example of point-mutation is sickle-cell anemia. Sickle-cell disease is hereditary.


Is sickle cell anemia recessive or dominant?

Sickle cell anemia is an autosomal recessive disease. Carriers have sickle cell trait, which confers resistance to malaria.


Is Sickle cell anemia genetic?

Yes, Sickle Cell Anemia is in fact a genetic disorder.


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An example of point-mutation is sickle-cell anemia. Sickle-cell disease is hereditary.


What is a genetic autoimmune difficiency in which blood cells look like a sickle It is not sickle cell anemia?

sickle cell anemia


Is sickle cells disease hereditary?

Sickle cell anemia -yes it is hereditary


When was sickle cell anemia discovered?

Sickle cell anemia was discovered in the 1870's and carried many names, but 1922 it was officially named sickle cell anemia.


Which form of anemia is a genetic disorder?

It sounds like you are looking for Sickle Cell Anemia.