Unequal crossing over during prophase I can result in one sister chromosome with a deletion and another with a duplication. A mutated form of hemoglobin, so-called hemoglobin Lepore, exists in the human population. Hemoglobin Lepore has a deleted series of amino acids. If this mutated form was caused by unequal crossing over, what would be an expected consequence? a. There should also be persons whose hemoglobin contains two copies of the series of amino acids that is deleted in hemoglobin Lepore. b. Each of the genes in the hemoglobin gene family must show the same deletion. c. The deleted gene must have undergone exon shuffling. d. The deleted region must be located in a different area of the individual's genome.

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The expected consequence, in this case, would be that there should also be people whose haemoglobin has two copies of the series of amino acids that are deleted in the haemoglobin Lepore. So the correct option is A.

What happens with deleted sequences?

Deletion in the study of genomics is a kind of mutation of genes in which there is a loss of one or more nucleotides from a DNA segment. In deletion, any number of nucleotides can be lost. Nucleotides lost can range from a single sequence of nucleotides to an entire piece of a chromosome.

These kinds of mutations are known to be responsible for a large number of genetic diseases. Some of the examples are cystic fibrosis and cat cry syndrome.

Therefore the correct option is A.

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