Multiple choice

Sickle cell anemia is caused due to the mutation of

  1. valine with glutamic acid

  2. glutamic acid with valine

  3. serine with thereonine

  4. thereonine with serine

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Sickle cell anemia is caused by a point mutation in the beta-globin gene, which results in the substitution of glutamic acid with valine at the sixth position of the hemoglobin beta chain.