While malaria incidence is highest in Africa, it is also present outside of Africa, and is endemic to Colombia, Brazil, Peru and Venezuela. Malaria has NEVER been present in the land that now comprises the Unites States of America. What evolutionary mechanism probably explains the incidence of G6PD deficiency in the U.S.?    gene flow   natural selection   genetic drift   mutation

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While malaria incidence is highest in Africa, it is also present outside of Africa, and is endemic to Colombia, Brazil, Peru and Venezuela. Malaria has NEVER been present in the land that now comprises the Unites States of America. What evolutionary mechanism probably explains the incidence of G6PD deficiency in the U.S.?
  
gene flow
 
natural selection
 
genetic drift
 
mutation
 
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Malaria is a disease that is caused by the plasmodium parasites and is transmitted by mosquitoes. The common symptoms are fever, headache, and chills. G6PD (Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase) is an enzyme of the cytosol that helps in the production of NADPH (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate), which is a donor of electrons in reductive biosynthesis reactions and defense against the oxidizing agent.

 

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