Asked by albaquirky

The heterozygous condition of sickle cell anemia results in resistance to malaria. If a homozygous normal father and a heterozygous mother have a child, what are the chances of that child being resistant to malaria but not having sickle cell anemia?
Responses
A 25%25%
B 50%50%
C 75%75%
D 100%

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Answer: B — 50%.

Explanation: Father = AA, mother = AS. Punnett square gives 50% AA (no resistance) and 50% AS (resistant to malaria but not sickle cell disease).