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Sickle cell anaemia is a case of _____________.

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Silent mutation

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Transversion

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Frame shift mutation

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is B Transversion
Sickel cell anaemia is caused due to transversion. In this, T is substituted for A in hemoglobin gene.

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