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Title: Beta thalassemia is most often caused by
Post by: emmybay02 on Mar 29, 2018
Beta thalassemia is most often caused by
  A. amino acid substitutions.
  B. extended chains in beta globin.
  C. lowered or absent synthesis of beta globin.
  D. excessive synthesis of beta globin.
  E. altered rates of oxygen transport.

Question 2

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.


Title: Beta thalassemia is most often caused by
Post by: ahleaders on Mar 29, 2018
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Title: Beta thalassemia is most often caused by
Post by: emmybay02 on Mar 29, 2018
I know you spent a lot of time finding this because I swear it wasn't in my textbook


Title: Beta thalassemia is most often caused by
Post by: ahleaders on Mar 29, 2018
You're partially right, it's found midway in the chapter, but not at all easy to find. Good luck with the rest