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In a-thalassemia, Hb Bas is said when number of gene loci affected is:
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The correct answer is  Answer- D. 4The alpha-thalassemias are caused by inherited deletions that result in reduced or absent synthesis of alpha-globin chains.Normally, there are four alpha-globin genes.