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Substitution of a wrong aminoacid valine instead of glutamic acid in the `6^(th)` position of globin chain of RBC causes a disease in man
a. Name the disease.
b. Draw the amino acid sequence of both normal and diseased Hb.

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a. Sickle cell anemia
b. sickle cell anemia.
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