Coincidence of distributions of Sickle Cell gene and falciparum malaria.  Left map shows the frequency of the Sickle Cell gene.  Right map shows areas in which malaria is prevalent.

 Maps from L. L. Cavalli-Sforza and W. F. Bodmer.  1971.  The Genetics of Human Populations.  W. H. Freeman, San Francisco.

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