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What mutation can happen to a red blood cell?

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Sickly cell is one mutation that can happen to a red blood cell
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Sickle cell anemia is a genetic disease with severe symptoms, including pain and anemia. The disease is caused by a mutated version of the gene that helps make hemoglobin — a protein that carries oxygen in red blood cells. People with two copies of the sickle cell gene have the disease.

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