1. What are the symptoms of sickle cell disease (anemia)? 2. What is the genotype of sickle cell disease? Use these sources to find the answers: https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/sickle-cell-disease#inheritance https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/sicklecell/traits.html

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A: A tumour is an abnormal growth of cells that can occur in any part of the body. Tumours can be…

Q: List seven observations that suggest a disease may have a genetic component.

A: The diagnosis of a genetic disorder is  essential for an extensive clinical examination and made up…

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A: Genetic diseases are conditions that are passed down through families and are caused by changes or…

Q: Describe the phenotype for the following two diseases and name the gene linked to each disorder. a)…

A: Genetic disorders  Genetic disorders are caused due to mutations in the gene of an individual. These…

Q: Describe both the primary gene or protein defect and the resulting phenotype for the following…

A: A)Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disease.It is a progressive disease and requires daily…

Q: Explain about the Prader–Willi syndrome ?

A: A genetic disorder can be defined as a health problem which is caused by one or more abnormalities…

Q: List seven factors that suggest a disease may have a genetic component.

A: DNA is the genetic material in most living organisms. It is the information hub of the cell that…

Q: Cystic fibrosis is chracterized by: 1)  Heterozygous expression of an autosomal recessive trait 2)…

A: Cystic fibrosis is a condition which damages the lungs as well as the pancreas in the GI system of a…

Q: Define a Point mutation and give an example. What is sickle cell anemia and what causes it. What…

A: Mutation refers to the phenomena in which the structure of a gene or DNA sequence changes, resulting…

Q: Sickle cell disease— what is the background of this disorder: include the name of the disorder, any…

A: Sickle cell disease is a genetic condition characterized by abnormal hemoglobin in red blood cells.

Q: Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is also particularly well-studied. Most people with CML have a…

A: Chronic myelogenous leukemia is an uncommon type of cancer of the bone marrow where the spongy…

Q: A child has a blood type of “B positive”.  This child is known to be a heterozygote at the ABO blood…

A: ABO blood group is an example of multiple alleles as there are more than two alleles are present for…

Q: The malformed hemoglobin protein is an example of the relationship between genes and traits at the:…

A: Sickle cell anemia is a genetic disorder arising from a specific variant within the HBB gene,…

Q: Describe two mutations that are associated with the development of leukaemia and how these two…

A: The type of cancer that will begin in the blood-forming tissue, generally in the bone marrow, is…

Q: Give the genetic cause (chromosomal abnormality and genes affected), and major characteristics of…

A: Genetic disorders  Disorders that are inherited from parents to their offsprings is know as genetic…

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Q: Part A What is the probability that the first son of a woman whose brother has Lesch-Nyhan syndrome…

A: Lesch Nyhan syndrome is X linked recessive disorder. Normal = XX, XXn, XY Affected = XnXn, XnY

Q: Duchenne muscular dystrophy describe the function of the gene and gene product as well as the…

A: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder, in which progressive muscle degeneration…

Q: Dr. Pradeep Patra, Dr. Virander Chauhan, and their colleagues assessed children in 2,087 villages in…

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Q: disorder called that leads to weakened, brittle bones. causes defective collagen disorder called…

A: An autosomal recessive disorder means two copies of an abnormal gene must be present in order for…

Q: 2. A woman who is a carrier for hemophilia has chil a) What is the probability that their children…

A: Haemophilia is a bleeding disorder in which the blood does not clot normally. The mutant gene for…

Q: Explain the genetic alterations resulting in chromosomal aberrations and their relationship to…

A: Every cell contains nucleus which is the control centre of the cell. The part of DNA which codes…

Hematology

Hematology is the branch of biology. Hematology is the medical field that deals with the treatment of blood disorders and cancers, such as hemophilia, leukemia, lymphoma, and sickle-cell anemia. Hematologists and hematopathologists are medical professionals who specialize in illnesses of the blood and its components.