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The human B-globin wild type allele and a certain mutant allele are identical in sequence except for a single base pair substitution that changes one nucleotide at the end of intron 2 (inside the intron). a) Speculate about the way in which this base substitution causes a mutation of the B-globin protein.

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B-globin protein

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The base substitution will affect the splicing mechanism

  • Base substitution is a type of mutation that exchange one nucleotide base for another,for example A gets substituted by G
  • Such a substitution change a codon to one that encodes a different amino acid and cause a small change in the protein produced
  • Beta globin is a single chain of 147 amino acids and is a component (subunit) of a larger protein called hemoglobin, which is located inside red blood cells
  • In adults, hemoglobin normally consists of four protein subunits: two subunits of beta-globin and two subunits of another protein called alpha-globin, which is produced from another gene called HBA
  • Of the mutations leading to qualitative alterations in hemoglobin mutation in the β-globin gene that causes sickle cell anemia is the most common
  • The mutation causing sickle cell anemia is a single nucleotide substitution (A to T) in the codon for amino acid 6,this change converts a glutamic acid codon (GAG) to a valine codon (GTG)
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