Why are individuals who are heterozygous for the sickle cell trait partially protected from developing malaria?
A) They make antibody against the malarial pathogen.
B) Their infected red blood cells become sickled and are destroyed.
C) They develop a strong cell-mediated response against the malarial pathogen.
D) Their red blood cells cannot be infected by the malarial pathogen.
E) Their red blood cells contain very little hemoglobin.
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