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If 9% of a human Mediterranean population is born with a severe form of sickle-cell anemia, with homozygous genotype ss, what approximate percentage of the population will be heterozygous Ss for the sickle-cell gene and therefore resistant to malaria? Assume Hardy-Weinberg proportions to answer this question. (Hint: What are your givens, what can you calculate from those givens, what are you trying to find?)A.) 3%B.) 6%C.) 9%D.) 18%E.) 42%
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