Asked by nk
What type of mutation error has occurred to cause the sickle cell disorder? (1 point)
• substitution
• deletion
• frameshift
• insertion
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Substitution — a single base (point) substitution in the HBB gene changes the codon for glutamic acid to one for valine (missense mutation), causing sickle cell disease.
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