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Sickle cell anaemia disease is an example of which type gene mutation ______________.

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Transition
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Substitution
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transversion
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Polyploidy
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Solution

The correct option is A Transition
Transition, in genetics and molecular biology, refers to a point mutation that changes a purine nucleotide to another purine or a pyrimidine nucleotide to another pyrimidine. Sickle cell anaemia disease is a group of disorders that casue red blood cells to become misshapen and breakdown. Sickle cell anaemia disease is an example of transition type gene mutation.

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