Assignment:
Question 1. Explain why the increased prevalence of sickle cell disease among African Americans actually has more to do with the environment than skin color or other phenotypes used to define races.
Question 2. List other examples of balanced polymorphism.
Question 3. Identify a population group with a high prevalence of sickle cell disease other than Africans.
Question 4. List six genetic diseases that are more common among Ashkenazi Jews than among other population groups.
Write your answer in 2 to 3 pages.