The difference between normal and sickle-cell hemoglobin is based upon
A) the number of amino acids in the molecule.
B) the type of bone marrow that produces it.
C) the number and orientation of the amino acid chains attached to the heme portion of the molecule.
D) the number of oxygen molecules that can be carried.
E) a single DNA point mutation leading to the substitution of one amino acid for another.
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