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#Question id: 5221


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, known as hemoglobin Lepore, is known in the human population. Hemoglobin Lepore has a deleted set of amino acids. If it was caused by unequal crossing over, what would be an expected consequence?

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  1. If it is still maintained in the human population, hemoglobin Lepore must be selected for in evolution. 

  2. There should also be persons born with, if not living long lives with, an anti-Lepore mutation or duplication.

  3. Each of the genes in the hemoglobin gene family must show the same deletion.

  4. The deleted gene must have undergone exon shuffling.

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