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Why codon in the sickle cell DNA is altered ?

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Answer:

A missense mutation changes a codon so that different protien is created, a non-synonymous change

Step-by-step explanation:

Sickle-cell disease is caused by a single point mutation in the beta hemoglobin gene that converts a GAG codon into GUG

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