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What is an example of a substitution mutation?

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Such a substitution could: change a codon to one that encodes a different amino acid and cause a small change in the protein produced. For example, sickle cell anemia is caused by a substitution in the beta-hemoglobin gene, which alters a single amino acid in the protein produced.

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For example, sickle cell anemia is caused by a substitution

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