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( i need help with this question!!)sickle cell amenia is a mutation that results in irregularly shaped red blood cells.The disease is very common in the african american population.Explain how this mutation
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( i need help with this question!!)sickle cell amenia is a mutation that results in irregularly shaped red blood cells.The disease is very common in the african american population.Explain how this mutation is BOTH harmful AND beneficial.

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It is harmful because it cannot carry us much oxygen. It is helpful because it limits the transmission and effects of malaria, which is common in Africa.
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