In a thalassemia (blood disease) prevalent in Southeast Asia, the hemoglobin A polypeptide chain is longer...

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In a thalassemia (blood disease) prevalent in Southeast Asia,the hemoglobin A polypeptide chain is longer than normal, althoughthe mRNA length is unchanged. The normal HbA polypeptide ends withthe sequence: â€“ Lys â€“ Tyr â€“ Arg â€“(C terminus). The mutant versionadds 30 amino acids, ending with: â€“ Lys â€“ Tyr â€“ Arg â€“ Gln â€“ (29more amino acids) â€“(C terminus). The causative mutation in the HbAgene is most likely:
A. a transition mutation.
B. a transversion mutation.
C. a nonsense mutation.
D. a frameshift mutation.
E. an insertion mutation
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transition mutation a purine is changed to another purine or a pyrimidine is changed to another pyrimidine this is a substitution mutation this will not increase the number of amino acids but it can change one amino acid transversion See Answer

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