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the injury happened at some point during its life and is not a genetic defect
Answer: Over 4 billion years ago
Explanation: The chemical reactions between carbon and water is said to bring about life according to scientists. These reactions builds largely upon four families of chemicals (lipids, carbohydrates, amino acids, and nucleic acids).
However, the actual time of life on Earth has varying speculations from different scientists in fields of study (such as molecular biology, chemistry, oceanography, etc).
Furthermore, microfossils within hydrothermal-vent precipitates dated from 3.77 to 4.28 billion years is presumed to inhabit the oldest record of life on Earth. Hence, which is presumed to have occurred after ocean formation 4.4billion years ago.
Thus, the actual date of the chemical reactions that brought about life is not rigid, but presumed to have occurred over 4billion years ago (according to research).
After hundreds or even thousands of generations both alleles for sickle cell anemia are still common in those of African ancestry. This is supported by two mechanisms: heterozygote advantage and gene flow.
Heterozygote advantage
When an allele is said to be heterozygous, it is carrying one copy of a gene. For example if one carries a copy of sickle cell allele, it will stay in the population even after many generations — natural selection will not be able to remove it and it will be passed on through generations. So, having one copy of that allele is advantageous but not deleterious.
Gene flow
With humans migrating throughout the different parts of the world, sickle cell allele is passed from one person to another or in different populations. It is actually advantageous to have one copy of this allele especially if there’s malaria in the area, which the allele is resistant.
The answer would be water. If this isn’t it I’m sorry , I’ve tried!
