Essay Assignment
Write a 4 pages essay with the information bellow.
Sickle cell disease is an adaptive response against malaria. Through evolution, this adaptation is part of the genetic disease called sickle cell disease. This genetic adaptation occurred in African people in countries that neighbor large bodies of water. Malaria is transmitted by the bite of the female Anopheles mosquito. People with sickle cell disease rarely get infected with, plasmodium falciparum, the parasite that causes malaria.
Describe why such an adaptation occurred? Discuss this question to help strengthen your knowledge of disorders of erythrocytes. Explain why people who no longer live in parts of the world where malaria is prevalent still develop the disease?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.