Question 69

(Multiple Choice)

Use the following information to answer the following questions.
In those parts of equatorial Africa where the malaria parasite is most common, the sickle-cell allele constitutes 20% of the β hemoglobin alleles in the human gene pool.
-If the sickle-cell allele is recessive, what proportion of the population should be susceptible to sickle-cell anemia under typical conditions?


A) 0.04
B) 0.16
C) 0.20
D) 0.32
E) 0.80

Answer