Assertion :-Sickle-cell anaemia is caused by the substitutin of glutamic acid by valine at the
Channel: Doubtnut
Date: 2020-02-02

Assertion :-Sickle-cell anaemia is caused by the substitutin of glutamic acid by valine at the sixth position of the beat globin chain of the hemoglobin moecule. Reason :- It is due to the single base substatution at the sixth codon of the beta lobin gene from GUG to GAG.