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Why being heterozygous for sickle cell anemia in an area with high malaria rates is most beneficial when compared to homozygous dominant or recessive individuals. help plssssssss
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Why being heterozygous for sickle cell anemia in an area with high malaria rates is most beneficial when compared to homozygous dominant or recessive individuals.

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Heterozygous people for sickle cell anemia are more resistant to the debilitating effects of malaria than the normal homozygous people.

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