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Mosquitoes don't have malaria. They carry an internal parasite which gives you malaria when you get a mosquito bite.
Mosquitoes don't have malaria. They carry an internal parasite which gives you malaria when you get a mosquito bite.
A '''genetic disease carrier''' is an individual who possesses one copy of a mutant [[allele]] that causes a disease only when two copies are present. Although carriers not affected by the disease unless the gene is codominant with the "normal" gene, two carriers can produce a child who has the disease.
A '''genetic disease carrier''' is an individual who possesses one copy of a [[allele|mutation]] that causes a disease only when two copies are present. Although carriers not affected by the disease unless the gene is codominant with the "normal" gene, two carriers can produce a child who has the disease.
[[Category:Genetics]]
[[Category:Genetics]]