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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited disorders - AQA - A-Level Biology - Question 2 - 2019 - Paper 2
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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited disorders. People with SCD have sickle-shaped red blood cells. A single base substitution mutation can cause one ty... show full transcript
Worked Solution & Example Answer:Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited disorders - AQA - A-Level Biology - Question 2 - 2019 - Paper 2
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Change in (sequence of) amino acids (primary structure)
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The single base substitution in the DNA sequence results in a change in the amino acid sequence of the beta polypeptide chain. This alteration in the primary structure can lead to the incorporation of a different amino acid into the protein.
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