Sickle cell anaemia is due to
- Change of amino acid in either or chain of haemoglobin
- Change of amino acid in chain of haemoglobin
- Change of amino acid in both and chain of haemoglobin
- Change of amino acid in chain of haemoglobin
Answer
(4) Change of amino acid in chain of haemoglobin
Solution
As per NCERT, sickle-cell anaemia is caused by the substitution of glutamic acid (Glu) by valine (Val) at the sixth position of the globin chain of haemoglobin.
⇒ This results from a single base substitution (GAG → GUG) in the globin gene.
Answer: (4)