In normal humans, the sequence of part of the hemoglobin gene reads GACTC, but in individuals with sickle cell anemia, the same sequence reads GACAC. This is an example of

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This is an example of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). Specifically, a single base pair change (T to A) in the hemoglobin gene results in the replacement of a glutamic acid residue with a valine residue in the protein sequence, causing sickle cell anemia. RFLP analysis refers to restriction fragment length polymorphism, which is a technique used in genetic fingerprinting. An insertion mutation refers to the addition of nucleotides to a DNA sequence, which does not apply in this case. A conserved gene refers to a gene that has remained unchanged over time through evolution, and does not apply in this case.

In Normal Humans, the Sequence of Part of the Hemoglobin