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6-24 Sickle-cell anemia is an example of an inherited disease. Individuals with this disorderhave misshapen (sickle-shaped) red blood cells caused by a change in the sequence of theβ-globin gene. What is the nature of the change?(a) chromosome loss(b) base-pair change(c) gene duplication(d) base-pair insertion
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