3. A missense mutation results in the presence of a different amino acid than was encoded by the parental sequence. This type of mutation can have a drastic effect or no effect at all depending on the importance of the amino acid and the type of amino acid that replaces it. Some amino acids are structurally similar and may be able to act as viable substitutes for each other. For example, changing one acidic amino acid to another may not affect the final protein, but changing a polar amino acid to a nonpolar amino acid will likely disrupt the structure.

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3. A missense mutation results in the presence of a different amino acid than was
encoded by the parental sequence. This type of mutation can have a drastic effect
or no effect at all depending on the importance of the amino acid and the type
of amino acid that replaces it. Some amino acids are structurally similar and
may be able to act as viable substitutes for each other. For example, changing
one acidic amino acid to another may not affect the final protein, but changing
a polar amino acid to a nonpolar amino acid will likely disrupt the structure.
Please explain what mutations occur in HBB gene of abnormal hemoglobin and
their effect on the function of the protein.
Transcribed Image Text:3. A missense mutation results in the presence of a different amino acid than was encoded by the parental sequence. This type of mutation can have a drastic effect or no effect at all depending on the importance of the amino acid and the type of amino acid that replaces it. Some amino acids are structurally similar and may be able to act as viable substitutes for each other. For example, changing one acidic amino acid to another may not affect the final protein, but changing a polar amino acid to a nonpolar amino acid will likely disrupt the structure. Please explain what mutations occur in HBB gene of abnormal hemoglobin and their effect on the function of the protein.
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