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Which classical disease is an example of a point mutation?
ADown's syndrome
BTurner's syndrome
CKlinefelter's syndrome
DSickle cell anaemia
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Sickle cell anaemia
Sickle cell anaemia arises from a change in a single base pair of DNA.
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