Which of the statements below is false regarding the relationship between malaria and the HbS allele?
a. ?The malarial parasite does not reproduce very well in the red blood cells of heterozygotes.
b. ?Most people are homozygous for the HbA allele.
c. ?Malaria is caused by the Plasmodium parasite.
d. ?Heterozygotes have greater resistance to malaria than homozygous individuals.
e. There is no geographic correlation between the distribution of the HbS allele and malaria.
e
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A) from Somalia who are currently living in Lewiston, Maine. B) from Sudan who are currently living in Somalia. C) from Libya who are currently living in Madison, Wisconsin. D) from Syria who are currently living in Jordan. E) female refugees from Afghanistan who are currently living in Pakistan.
Those who believe that agricultural economies led to the origin of the state argue that
A. irrigation began in China and spread along ancient trade routes. B. states were the by-products of the organizational requirements of large irrigation systems. C. irrigation systems favored democracy. D. irrigation provided the advantage that allowed H. sapiens to displace the Neandertals. E. Mesolithic states developed so that they could build irrigation systems.
A bat's wing is analogous to a human hand
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The oldest and least complex form of political organization is the
a. tribe. b. band. c. state. d. chiefdom.