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What type of mutation causes sickle cell anemia ap bio?
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What type of mutation causes sickle cell anemia ap bio?

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Sickle cell anemia is the result of a point mutation, a change in just one nucleotide in the gene for hemoglobin. This mutation causes the hemoglobin in red blood cells to distort to a sickle shape when deoxygenated.
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