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Many different types of mutations can occur within the body. Tay-Sachs disease is a deadly disorder that is caused by a missing codon in the gene coding for production of the hex A enzyme in the body. Which type of mutation is responsible for causing Tay-Sachs disease

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Answered by aqibkincsem
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Tay-Sachs is a hereditary disease; you can have a chance of getting it where your parents are both are carriers. Tay - Sachs disease causes when a baby is born in the absence of hexosaminidase.


It messes up your nervous system and changes the physical appearance after a few months of birth.


Type of mutation that is responsible for causing Tay-Sachs disease is deletion.

Answered by afghanmomin42
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One type of mutation responsible for causing Tay-Sachs disease is a DELETION mutation.


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