Sickle cell anemia results from a mutation that changes the structure of a red blood cell. Examine the image. Explain where the mutation occured and how it impacted the expression of traits. Use scientific vocabulary like translation, transcription, proteins etc.

Six amino acids have side chains that are polar but not charged. these are serine (ser), threonine (thr), cysteine (cys), asparagine (asn), glutamine (gln), and tyrosine (tyr). these amino acids are usually found at the surface of proteins, as discussed in the proteins 2 module.