The observation that schizophrenia is associated with duplications of a certain copy number variant (CNV), while autism spectrum disorders are associated with deletions of the same CNV, suggests that

Q: To what extent is there an ethical difference between PAS and AVE?

A: While active euthanasia is the patient receiving a deadly injection from the doctor, physician…

Q: What is Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and how does it work?

A: Transcranial magnetic stimulation, abbreviated as TMS or rTMS is a non-invasive procedure, i.e., it…

Q: Deletion of a cellular proto-oncogene is likely to be associated with cancer.

A: True

Q: Describe three types of genetic changes that commonly convert aproto-oncogene to an oncogene.…

A: The genetic alteration results in the advantage in growth of the cell. The 3 genetic change…

Q: Define about constitutive mutations ?

A: ANSWER;- A constitutive mutant is one in which the gene item is created ceaselessly, that is there…

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: suggest reasons for why DNA mutations are not all phenotypic.

A: Mutation is a change in nucleotide sequence of DNA which can occur either due to mistakes during DNA…

Q: Tay–Sachs disease is a severe autosomal recessive genetic disease that produces deafness, blindness,…

A: Tay-Sachs disease is a neurodegenerative disease that is caused by the mutation of the gene HEXA…

Q: Define Suppressor Mutations.

A: Suppressor mutations are helpful for distinguishing new genetic sites that have an effect on a…

Q: True or False: An individual with sickle-cell anemia is caused by a missense mutation.

A: Missense mutation is a type of genetic alteration in which a single base pair substitution alter…

Q: define Silent mutations

A: point mutations result in inheritable changes that occur on a single random nucleotide on the DNA.…

Q: Describe epigenetic alterations .

A: Epigenetic is defined as the study of heritable chemical Modification of DNA or chromatin that does…

Q: Illustrate the Mapping the gene for Huntington disease ?

A: Gene mapping describes the methods used to identify the locus of a gene and the distances between…

Q: The initiation complex for translation includes transfer RNA-MET. Select an answer and submit. For…

A: During initiation,at the start of mRNA sequence the small ribosomal subunit binds.Then a tRNA…

Q: Describe the general functions of oncogenes.

A: Ans: Oncogenes: The genes which has potential to cause cancer are called as Oncogenes.

Q: Explain the a gain-of-function mutation ?

A: Mutations occur when there is a change in DNA due to damage which can alter the gene expression.…

Q: tures of Down Syndrome? Development of beta amyloid plaques Abnormal Superoxide Dismutase activity…

A: Down's syndrome is a chromosomal aberration in which trisomy occurs at chromosome 21. This results…

Q: discuss the importance of understanding epigenetics in improving people health

A: Imprinting is an epigenetic procedure that signifies DNA in a sex-dependent behavior and causes the…

Q: Explain the loss-of-function mutation ?

A: Mutation is a change in the sequence of genetic material naturally or by artificial factors. Such…

Q: What is a proto-oncogene? What are the typical functions of proteinsencoded by proto-oncogenes? At…

A: Oncogenes are those mutated or highly expressed genes that may alter the normal functioning of the…

Q: Is Alzheimer’s disease always linked to a mutation in a single gene? Provide evidence that supports…

A: Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative  disease characterized by for formation and deposition of…

Q: Define an epigenetic phenomenon.

A: Epigenetic phenomena are those phenomena in which heritable phenotypic changes are observed but does…

Q: The phenotype of a heterozygous mouse (Aa) is agouti.  The agouti banding pattern is due to altered…

A: * Homozygous dominant and Heterozygous will produce agouti that is AA or Aa respectively  and the…

Q: Define the following terms: a. epigenetics b. CpG island c. epimutation d. DNA methylation e.…

A: Definitions are explained.

Q: Does Alzheimer’s disease always have an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern?

A: Alzheimer's disease (AD), is a continuous neurodegenerative disease that generally begins slowly and…

Q: What characteristics of the pedigree suggest that pancreatic cancer in this family is inherited as…

A: Introduction  Pedigree Analysis: This is the new approach to study the inheritance pattern in the…

Q: here is a benign congenital condition called Hereditary Persistence of Fetal Hemoglobin (HPFH) in…

A: Hereditary Persistence of Fetal Hemoglobin is the condition when there is still fetal hemoglobin…

Q: Current therapeutic interventions that aim to address the impact of mutations on gene function

A: Mutations in the gene functions results in various diseases. Mutations does not allow some of the…

Q: The gene known to be mutated in cases of Agammaglobulinemia 2 (which is inherited in an autosomal…

A: A rare hereditary condition that affects the immune system is agammaglobulinemia. The illness is…

Q: define the term name as Missense mutations

A: sometimes a wrong nucleotide will be incorporated in the DNA. that can result in a type of mutation…

Q: For which of the following is there clear evidence that a single gene mutation is the cause of the…

A: Single gene disorders are caused by the mutation or defect in a single particular gene, which can be…

Q: What is the relationship between beta-amyloid and the protein APP? How does the APP protein differ…

A: It is a progressive neurological disorder that causes the brain to shrink and brain cells to die.

Q: Bobby and Billy are brothers. They were exposed to a hazardous chemical, and Bobby contracted…

A: Multiple causation is a concept that states that any health issue or health related process may have…

Q: Describe a potential strategy for the treatment of epigenetic disease.

A: Epigenetic diseases are a type of disorder caused by changes in gene expression, which can be…

Q: Explain the a gain-of-function mutation ?

A: The physical and functional unit is the term that defines the way of heredity is the gene.  A gene…

Q: you encounter an unknown disease  in humans and would like to understand the genetic mechanism for…

A: If a disease is genetic, this means that the gene or the DNA is not in a proper order. It is very…

Q: majority of cancers in human are due to mutations in the p53 gene, however, cancers that are caused…

A: P 53 protein is also known as the tumor suppressor protein which is a type of phosphoprotein edit…

Q: geneticist finds a mutation that results in neurodegeneration phenotype in C. elegans, typical of…

A: C.elegans is a nematode that shares lot of genes with humans as a result we share several…

Q: Baby Jordan was born in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis in Chicago, Illinois. His parents Dane and…

A: 1. Tyrosine and melanin  are the two amino acids  that are involved An enzyme ( tyrosinase )helps…