This picture shows normal blood cells, which are round, and sickle cells, which appear much longer. People with sickle cells suffer from sickle cell anemia, which is an inherited disease. It is caused by a change in a gene responsible for production of hemoglobin. This type of change is known as a(n) es ) A) cancer. B) genotype. mutation. D) acquired characteristic.

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