Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2007
In some regions of South Africa there is a spread sickle-shaped cell anemia, in which erythrocytes have shape of a sickle as a result of substitution of glutamin by valine in the hemoglobin molecule. What is the cause of this disease?
Answer options
- Transduction
- Crossingover
- Genomic mutations
- Disturbance of mechanisms of genetic information realization
- Gene mutation
Correct answer
Gene mutation
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