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Mutations

Sickle cell anemia

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In sickle cell anemia, glutamic acid is replaced by valine in the hemoglobin protein molecule, and the protein's ability to carry oxygen is considerably weakened. What type of mutation can this pathology be assigned to?

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Translocation

Substitution of a single nucleotide mutation

Insertion

Deletion

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