12-04-2008, 09:40 AM
. Beta-Thalassemia results in the reduction of beta chains of hemoglobin due to errors in the processing of the initial mRNA transcript. The mechanism is most likely to involve a single nucleotide change in which of the following?
A. AUG start codon
B. Enhancer element in the first intron
C. Splice site
D. Termination codon
E. Upstream promoter element
A. AUG start codon
B. Enhancer element in the first intron
C. Splice site
D. Termination codon
E. Upstream promoter element