Multiple Choice
A missense mutation causes sickle cell disease by
A) altering the protein's shape and affecting its function.
B) changing a triplet codon that does not affect the reading frame.
C) altering an intron splicing site so that an entire exon is deleted.
D) substituting beta globin chains with alpha globin chains.
Correct Answer:
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