Q. Select the correct bases of DNA, RNA and amino acid of beta chain resulting in sickle cell anaemia. DNA RNA Amino Acid

A) CTC/GAG GUG Glutamic acid
B) CAC/GAG GUG Valine
C) CAC/GTC GAG Valine
D) CTC/GAG GUG Valine
Explanation

Sickle cell anaemia is a genetic disease reported from Negroes due to molecular mutation (mis-sense mutation) of gene $Hb^{A}$on chromosome 11, which produces the $\beta$-chain of mature haemoglobin. The mutated gene $HB^{s}$ produces sickle cell haemoglobin. The sixth amino acid, in $\beta$-chain of normal haemoglobin is glutamic acid which is replaced by valine in sickle cell haemoglobin. The sequence of DNA in mutated $\beta$-globin chain is CAC/GAG which on transcription results in codon GUG which produces valine in place of glutamic acid.

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