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Definition and Significance of Mutation

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In sickle-cell anaemia, shape of RBC's under oxygen tension becomes ____________________.

A

biconcave disc like

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elongated and curved

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circular

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spherical

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Solution

The correct option is C elongated and curved
Sickle-cell anaemia is an inherited genetic condition in which affected individuals contain red blood cells that under low oxygen tension become biconcave disc to elongated and curved.

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