Substitution of Val for Glu in Sickle-Cell Anemia
Sickle-Cell Anemia is cause by a
substitution of Glu for
Val at the sixth amino acid
position in the beta-chain
hemoglobin protein.
Homework: What is the mutation in the sense strand of the DNA that causes this substitution?
Figure © 2004 by Griffiths et al.; text © 2024 by Steven M. Carr