Results from the study of globin variants indicate that

A. all amino acid substitutions cause severe phenotypic effects.
B. the alteration of one amino acid can cause a genetic disease.
C. extended chains do not function to carry oxygen.
D. all mutations in globin are caused by changes in amino acids.
E. none of these is indicated.


B

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