In sickle cell anemia, a ____ mutation in the ?-globin gene eliminates a ____

a. single base-pair; restriction site
b. frameshift; restriction site
c. nonsense; promoter region
d. single base-pair; promoter region
e. nonsense; restriction site


ANSWER: a

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