Sickle cell disease is found in individuals descended from ancestors from all of the following places
a. Africa
b. Middle East
c. The Mediterranean
d. Scandinavia
ANS: D
Individuals having an ethnic origin from Scandinavia do not express sickle cell diseases. This hemoglobin is observed in people originating from all the other areas listed.
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