Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 10, Problem 19QP
A person was found to have very low levels of functional beta globin mRNA and therefore very low levels of the beta globin protein. What problems would this cause for assembling functional haemoglobin molecules?
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Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)
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