People who carry an allele for normal haemoglobin and an allele for sickle cell are resistant to malaria. They are example of
A
heterozygote advantage
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B
diploidy
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C
out breeding
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D
recessive superiority
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Solution
The correct option is Aheterozygote advantage Carriers of the sickle cell allele are resistant to malaria, because the parasites that cause this disease are killed inside sickle-shaped blood cells.