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Thalassemia and sickle cell anemia are caused due to a problem in globin molecule synthesis. Select the correct statement.
Explanation
Thalassemia = too little globin; sickle cell = faulty globin.
Detailed Solution
Thalassemia differs from sickle-cell anaemia in that the former is a quantitative problem of synthesising too few globin molecules, while the latter is a qualitative problem of synthesising an incorrectly functioning globin.