MCQ
The most striking example of point mutation is found in a disease called
- ANight blindness
- BThalassemia
- CDown's syndrome
- ✓Sickle-cell anaemia
✓
Answer
Correct option: D.
Sickle-cell anaemia
d
(d)Sickle cell Anaemia is a hereditary disorder of autosomal nature which is caused by mutation of the gene controlling $\beta - $chain of haemoglobin.
(d)Sickle cell Anaemia is a hereditary disorder of autosomal nature which is caused by mutation of the gene controlling $\beta - $chain of haemoglobin.
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