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Assertion :Sickel-cell anaemia occurs due to mutation. Reason: Deletions and insertions of base pairs of DNA, causes frame-shift mutations.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
Sickle anemia is caused by a single missense mutation at a codon 6 of the beta-globin gene, as a result of this mutation, the glutamic acid at position 6 in the normal protein is changed to a valine in the mutant protein. It occurs because of deletion and insertion of a base that codes for Glutamic acid (CUC) and Valine (CAC)
So, the correct option is 'Assertion is correct but reason is incorrect'

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