What is the genotype of an individual that is lives in protection from both sickle cell disease and malaria?

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The genotype of an individual with protection from both sickle cell disease and malaria would have one copy of the sickle cell allele (HbS) and one copy of the normal allele (HbA), as well as one copy of the trait for thalassemia (U1) and one copy of the trait for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (P1). This genotype is represented as Hb^AHb^S. Option B is the only one that fits this description. Option A has an additional copy of the HbA allele, which does not provide protection against malaria. Option C has two copies of the sickle cell allele, which can lead to sickle cell disease. Option D has an incorrect notation for the second trait. Option E has an incorrect notation for the thalassemia trait.

What Is the Genotype of an Individual That Is Lives