Human Heredity: Principles and Issues
Human Heredity: Principles and Issues
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ISBN: 9781305683952
Author: Michael Cummings
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To explain: The way in which a single amino acid in beta globin chain can lead to  sickle cell anemia.

Introduction: Sickle cell anemia is a genetic disease that is inherited from one generation to next in an autosomal recessive manner. People suffering from this disease show mutations in the genes that code for the β-globin chain of hemoglobin. This results in the formation of improperly folded hemoglobin molecule. Red blood cells of people suffering from this disease are sickle shaped..

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