Hemoglobin S (HbS) Is Formed in Sickle Cell Disease as a Result

question 20

Multiple Choice

Hemoglobin S (HbS) is formed in sickle cell disease as a result of which process?

• A)Deficiency in glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) that changes hemoglobin A (HbA) to HbS.
• B)Genetic mutation in which two amino acids (histidine and leucine) are missing.
• C)Genetic mutation in which one amino acid (glutamate) is replaced by another (valine).
• D)Autoimmune response in which one amino acid (proline) is detected as an antigen by abnormal immunoglobulin G (IgG).

Understand the central attitudes of the scientific approach to psychology.

Identify the goals of science and the empirical method's role in psychology.

Differentiate between behavior and mental processes in psychology.

Recognize key historical figures and their contributions to psychology.

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