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Sickle cell anaemia is a genetic disorder. It is produced by gene mutation. Justify the statement.

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Sickle cell anaemia is caused by the substitution of glutamic acid by valine, which is due to the single base substitution at the sixth codon of the beta-globin gene from GAG to GUG.

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