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Sickle cell anaemia is :...

Sickle cell anaemia is :

A

an autosomal linked dominant trait

B

caused by substitution of valine by glutamic acid in the `beta`-globin chain of haemoglobin

C

caused by a change in base pair of DNA

D

characterized by elongated sickle like RBCs with a nucleus

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