The parasite which cause malaria digest hemoglobin in the red blood cells. Suggest two reasons an individual who is heterozygous for this gene may show resistance to malaria.

The parasite which cause malaria digest hemoglobin in the red blood cells. Suggest two reasons an individual who is heterozygous for this gene may show resistance to malaria.

• some of their red blood cells have reduced capacity of oxygen that they may not be able to support intracellular parasite
• the sickle shaped have reduced life span to complete the life span of parasite
• hemoglobin s may not be digestible

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