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In sickle cell anaemia, the sequence of amino acid from first to seventh position of `beta`-chain of haemoglobin S (HbS) is

A

Val,His,Leu,Thr,Pro,Val,Glu

B

His,Leu,Thr,Pro,Glu,Val,Val

C

Val,His,Leu,Thr,pro,Glu,Glu

D

Thr,His,Pro,Val,Pro,Val,Glu

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