Sickle Cell Disease Is Caused by a Genetic Mutation And

Sickle cell disease is caused by a genetic mutation and, when untreated, may result in disability and early death. Researchers have detected that the mutation that causes sickle cell disease is associated with protection against malaria. As a result, you would expect to see sickle cell disease to____.

A) be eradicated as quickly as malaria is eradicated
B) occur predominantly in collectivist cultures that have historically low rates of malaria outbreaks
C) occur predominantly in individualist cultures that have historically high rates of malaria outbreaks
D) occur at higher rates in populations that have historically low rates of malaria outbreaks