The mutant form of Hb in sickle cell anemia has the amino ac

The mutant form of Hb in sickle cell anemia has the amino acid valine replacing the amino acid glutamate (found in the same position in the normal form of Hb). This represents a change in the____ structure, or sequence of the protein. In the mutant form, a_amino acid is now on the outside of the protein where there was a___ _amino acid in the normal form. A tertiary, hydrophobic, hydrophilic B tertiary, hydrophilic, hydrophobic c primary, hydrophobic, hydrophilic D primary, hydrophilic, hydrophobic

Solution

The mutant form of Hb in sickle cell anemia has the amino acid valine replacing the amino acid glutamate (found in the same position in the normal form of Hb). This represents a change in the primary structure, or sequence of the protein. In the mutant form, a Valine is hydrophobic amino acid is now on the outside of the protein where there was a glutamate is hydrophilic amino acid in the normal form.

Option C. Primary, hydrophobic and hydrophilic.