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Someone asked, "Are people with #GenotypeAA more prone to #Malaria?"
Let's quickly answer this.

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Yes! People with #genotypeAA are more prone to malaria.

Reason:
The commonest parasite that causes #malaria (Plasmodium falciparum) loves plenty of #blood & #oxygen.

Since AA is the perfect #genotype with plenty of blood & oxygen, the parasite prefers AA blood.
There's a substance in blood called #hemoglobin. It carries oxygen to your tissues.

People with #genotypeAA have the perfect hemoglobin & hence plenty of oxygen in it. That's why malaria parasite prefers infecting them instead of people with AS & SS.

(The parasite wise abi!)
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