Characteristics of beta-thalassemia major include:
A)a heterozygous form of thalassemia.
B)a defect in the uncoupling of α- and β-chain synthesis.
C)a fatal condition in which all four beta-forming genes are defective.
D)the development of Hb H when three genes are defective.

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The alpha- and beta-thalassemias are inherited autosomal recessive disorders that cause an impaired rate of synthesis of one of the two chains-α or β-of Hb A.

Characteristics of Beta-Thalassemia Major Include