Explain how mutated DNA would produce proteins responsible for sickle cells rather than producing proteins responsible for norma

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Explain how mutated DNA would produce proteins responsible for sickle cells rather than producing proteins responsible for norma

l red blood cells

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NeX [460] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-31T20:31:04+03:00

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Explanation:

Sickle cell anemia is a result of the point mutation, and in a change in just one nucleotide in a gene for hemoglobin. This mutation will cause the hemoglobin in the red blood cells to distort to a sickle shape when deoxygenated. "The sickle-shaped blood cells clog in the capillaries, cutting off circulation."