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Hemoglobin s, the abnormal form of hemoglobin responsible for sickle cell anemia, is the result of a mutation in the gene for the β subunit. this mutation results in the change of

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mutation in the gene of red blood cells results in the change of the shape of red blood cells from circular shape to sickle shape, a sickle shaped red blood cell transports less oxygen as there's a little haemoglobin content in that cell
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