Question 78

(Multiple Choice)

Use the following information to answer the questions below.
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