The HbβS(sickle-cell) allele of the human β-globingene changes the sixth amino acid in the β-globinchain from glutamic acid to valine. In HbβC, the sixthamino acid in β-globin is changed from glutamic acidto lysine. What would be the order of these two mutations within the map of the β-globin gene?

The HbβS(sickle-cell) allele of the human β-globingene changes the sixth amino acid in the β-globinchain from glutamic acid to valine. In HbβC, the sixthamino acid in β-globin is changed from glutamic acidto lysine. What would be the order of these two mutations within the map of the β-globin gene?

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