Sickle cell anemia is a hereditary blood disorder that profoundly affects the lives of millions of individuals worldwide. This essay delves into the precise genetic and molecular underpinnings of sickle cell anemia, offering insights into how it occurs at the DNA level. Sickle cell anemia, also known as sickle cell disease, is caused by a point mutation in the gene responsible for hemoglobin production. Hemoglobin is a protein found in red blood cells that is crucial for transporting oxygen throughout the body. In healthy individuals, the hemoglobin gene (HBB) encodes for a protein called hemoglobin A (HbA), which consists of two alpha-globin chains and two beta-globin chains. The genetic mutation responsible for sickle cell anemia occurs at the DNA level within the beta-globin gene. The mutation results in the substitution of a single nucleotide base, adenine (A), for thymine (T) in the sixth codon of the gene, changing it from GAG to GTG. This single-point mutation leads to the repla
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