Changing Allele Frequencies
Respond to the following:
- Explained why the increased prevalence of sickle-cell disease among African Americans has more to do with the environmental factors than the skin color or other phenotypes used to define races. (10)
- Described other examples of balanced polymorphism. (10)
- Identified a population group (other than African Americans) with a high prevalence of sickle-cell disease. (10)
- Listed six genetic diseases more common among Ashkenazi Jews than among other population groups. (10)