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Standard X
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Circulatory System
What Is Thala...
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What Is Thalassemia Alpha?
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Thalassemia Alpha:
It's an inherited blood condition in which your body produces less haemoglobin than it should.
Hemoglobin is a protein that allows RBCs to transport oxygen.
Thalassemia can induce anaemia, which might make you tired.
It is a kind of thalassemia, inherited blood condition in which the overall quantity of alpha chains in haemoglobin molecules decreases.
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α
-thalassemia is controlled by:
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Write the difference between
α
−
thalassemia and
β
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thalassemia.
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Which among the following is/are correct regarding alpha and beta thalassemia?
(A) Number of gene mutations decide the severity of the condition
(B) Haemoglobin fails to produce enough alpha protein of myoglobin in alpha-thalassemia
(C) Haemoglobin fails to produce enough alpha protein of haemoglobin in alpha-thalassemia
(D) Haemoglobin fails to produce enough beta protein of haemoglobin in beta-thalassemia
(E) Thalassemia (alpha and beta) is a qualitative disorder
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α
-thalassemia is due to defective genes on chromosome
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In alpha thalassemia, the gene HBAI is located on chromosome.
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