The Difference Between Normal and Sickle-Cell Hemoglobin Is Based Upon

question 8

Multiple Choice

The difference between normal and sickle-cell hemoglobin is based upon

• A) the number of amino acids in the molecule.
• B) the type of bone marrow that produces it.
• C) the number and orientation of the amino acid chains attached to the heme portion of the molecule.
• D) the number of oxygen molecules that can be carried.
• E) a single DNA point mutation leading to the substitution of one amino acid for another.

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