What type of mutation causes sickle cell anemia ap bio?

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Dawie Strauss · Answer 1 · 2019-10-10T18:44:59+0000

Sickle cell anemia is the result of a point mutation, a change in just one nucleotide in the gene for hemoglobin. This mutation causes the hemoglobin in red blood cells to distort to a sickle shape when deoxygenated.

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