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27 April, 00:00

Sickle-cell anemia is caused when a mutation results in the replacement of glutamate with valine. Witch type of mutation is observed here?

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  1. 27 April, 00:18
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    The mutation that causes the sickle-cell disease is a mutated form of hemoglobin called HbS being formed. The S is for the word sickle. The only difference between a normal hemoglobin and HbS is that one glutamate amino acid residue is being replaced with a valine amino acid residue.
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