Multiple Choice
The mutation that causes sickle cell disease
A) occurs in the same gene that,when mutant in a different way,causes beta thalassemiA.
B) deletes two contiguous DNA bases.
C) results in a single DNA base change that does not alter the encoded amino acid.
D) changes a glutamic acid to a valine in the alpha globin gene.
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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