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A-LevelBiologyInherited change9700/12 · May/June 2010 · Q231 Mark

What is the minimum number of base substitutions required to change the nucleotide sequence of the HbA (normal) allele to the HbS (sickle cell) allele?

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A: 1

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Inherited change, A-Level Biology (syllabus 9700). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Biology, May/June 2010 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 23.

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