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Given below is the representation of a relevant part of amino acid composition of the `beta`-chain of haemoglobin, related to the shape of human red blood cells.

(a) Is this representation of the sequence of amino acids indicating a normal human or a sufferer from a certain blood related genetic disease ? Give reason in support of your answer.
(b) Why is the disease referred to as a Mendelian disorder ? Explain.

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