Which of the following is an inherited disease that is due to a base substitution mutation in a gene?
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Answer: Alveoli
Explanation: Alveoli of lungs are surrounded by extensive blood capillaries. The partial pressure of oxygen in the alveoli is higher than the blood entering the pulmonary capillaries, hence oxygen moves into the blood. Carbon dioxide in the lungs simultaneously diffuse out of the blood into the alveolar space.
