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Amino acid substituted in sickle cell anaemia is

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Glutamic acid for valine in alpha chain
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Glutamic acid for valine in beta chain
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Valine for glutamic acid I alpha chain
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Valine for glutamic acid in beta chain
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Solution

The correct option is D Valine for glutamic acid in beta chain
Sickle-cell disease is caused by a single point mutation (a missense mutation) in the beta-haemoglobin gene that converts a GAG codon into GUG, which encodes the amino acid valine rather than glutamic acid.
So, the correct answer is 'Valine for glutamic acid in a beta chain'.

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