Sickle cell anaemia is:

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Sickle cell anaemia is:

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(a) caused by substitution of valine by glutamic acids in the beta globin chain of heamoglobin
(b) caused by change in single base pair of DNA
(c) characterised by elongatd sickle like RBCs witha nucleus
(d) an autosomal linked dominant trait

Correct Answer:

caused by change in single base pair of DNA

Explanation:

Sickle cell anaemia is caused by a change in a single base pair of DNA. Sickle cell anaemia is the name of a specific form of sickle-cell disease in which there is homozygosity for the mutation that causes HbS. Sickle-cell disease, or sickle-cell anaemia (or drepanocytosis), is a life-long blood disorder characterized by red blood cells that assume an abnormal, rigid, sickle shape. Sickling decreases the cells flexibility and results in a risk of variouso complications.

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Subject: Biology (4253)

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