Which type of mutation results in sickle-cell anemia?
A) base-pair substitution
B) insertion
C) deletion
D) frameshift
E) gene duplication

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Sickle-cell anemia is caused by a base-pair substitution mutation in the beta-globin gene, where a single nucleotide change (adenine to thymine) leads to the substitution of valine for glutamic acid in the hemoglobin protein.

Which Type of Mutation Results in Sickle-Cell Anemia