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| | 08/20/05 - 01:55 PM  
 
   
 
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heterozygotes of cystic fibrosis have survival advantage for which infection..
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| kingsofke Forum Guru
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| | 08/20/05 - 09:55 PM  
 
   
 
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typhoid 
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| an Forum Guru

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| | 08/20/05 - 10:00 PM  
 
   
 
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very good, kingsofke...that is correct.
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| reet Forum Fanatic

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| | 11/29/05 - 12:13 PM  
 
   
 
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ans sickle cell anemia fr has advantage for ...........???
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| mjl1717 Forum Hero

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| | 11/29/05 - 12:17 PM  
 
   
 
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malarial infection
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| reet Forum Fanatic

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| | 11/29/05 - 12:18 PM  
 
   
 
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| GMOB Forum Elite
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| | 11/30/05 - 09:46 AM  
 
   
 
|   #7 |
Very good guys, now explain why! 
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| sturge_weber Forum Guru
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| | 11/30/05 - 10:24 AM  
 
   
 
|   #8 |
for malarial parasite its simple, the malarial parasite cant survive in the sickle cells as they have less o2 tension, and hence sickle cells have advantage to be protected from malarial parasite, this in genetics is called natural selection, about typhoid and cystic fibrosis i cant explain
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| reet Forum Fanatic

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| | 11/30/05 - 11:10 AM  
 
   
 
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intact CFTR is also found to be essential for the entry of salmonella typhi into the cell..
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| sturge_weber Forum Guru
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| | 11/30/05 - 07:02 PM  
 
   
 
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good one reet, check the genetics question reet, i think the ans is cystic fibrosis u wrote dmd
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