fingawkward t1_ja8foyo wrote on February 27, 2023 at 4:51 PM Reply to comment by [deleted] in Is there a genetic disease where the heterozygote has more severe disease symptoms than the homozygote? by Altranite- It was my understanding that being heterozygous for sickle cell confers advantage in resistance to malaria while homozygocity causes sickle cell disease. Permalink Parent 15
fingawkward t1_ja8foyo wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Is there a genetic disease where the heterozygote has more severe disease symptoms than the homozygote? by Altranite-
It was my understanding that being heterozygous for sickle cell confers advantage in resistance to malaria while homozygocity causes sickle cell disease.