In sickle cell anemia,what condition happens to the hemoglobin molecule that causes the red blood cell to sickle?
A) a small part of it becomes hydrophobic
B) a small part of it becomes hydrophilic
C) a small part of it becomes polar
D) a small part of it becomes negatively charged
E) more than one of these happens

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In sickle cell anemia, a mutation in the hemoglobin gene causes a change in one amino acid, resulting in the production of abnormal hemoglobin molecules. These abnormal molecules tend to cluster together and form long, rigid structures within the red blood cell, causing it to take on a sickle or crescent shape. The change in the amino acid causes a small part of the hemoglobin molecule to become hydrophobic, which promotes the formation of these structures.

In Sickle Cell Anemia,what Condition Happens to the Hemoglobin Molecule