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Q: Genes with highly similar sequence are often located adjacent one another in the genome. Gene…

A: Linked genes are genes that are tightly placed on the same chromosome and tend to inherit together.…

Q: Genes with highly similar sequence are often located adjacent one another in the genome. Gene…

A: Gene mutations are changes in single DNA bases, or small intragenic deletions and rearrangements. It…

Q: Milk is secreted by the cells of the mammary glands. Casein is the main protein found in milk. It is…

A: A nonsense mutation may be a mutation in an exceedingly deoxyribonucleic acid sequence that ends up…

Q: You graduate and land a job in a medical genetics laboratory.  A particular family has been…

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Q: People who carry a theoretical genetic disorder (called B-disease) can be identified from a 2kb DNA…

A: Molecular mapping is used to find the location of gene on the chromosome and also the distance…

Q: 1. a)What would happen if the aminoacyl tRNA synthetase responsible for charging alanine tRNAs also…

A: The polymerization of amino acids according to the codons on mRNA to form proteins is known as…

Q: A 210-bp sequence within the CFTR gene on human chromosome 7 is shown below. The three bold…

A: A primer is a short DNA sequence that serves as a starting point for DNA synthesis in a polymerase…

Q: Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) causes progressive vision loss due to defects in the gene that…

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Q: Researchers have identified a gene in humans that (when mutated) causes tremors and unstable walking…

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

Q: Identical (monozygotic) twins have identical genomes. In one pair of identical twins, they inherit a…

A: Types of twins. 1. Monozygotic (identical) Twins: These twins are formed when a single fertilized…

Q: Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a form  of congenital blindness in humans and is  known to be…

A: Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a form of congenital blindness in humans and is known to be…

Q: Tay Sachs disease is an autosomal recessive disease in which a protein – Hex A - is abnormal. To…

A: Molecular Biology is the branch of biology that deals with a study of the composition, arrangement,…

Q: Gene mutations can be classified in two major ways: (1) hereditary or germline mutations that are…

A: Gene is the sequence of nucleotides that encode a particular protein.

Q: DNA mRNA Amino Acid DNA mRNA Amino Acid DNA mRNA Amino Acid DNA mRNA Amino Acid CAA 105 CCG 154 AAG…

A: In case of DNA 4 bases are A,T,G,CIn case of RNA during transcription these transcribe same as the…

Q: What is the underlying genetic defect that causes xeroderma pigmentosum?How can the symptoms of this…

A: Xeroderma pigmentosum condition is a result of specific mutations in the DNA and it is the autosomal…

Q: A mutation creates a dominant negative allele of a particular gene. The gene encodes a protein that…

A: * A monomer is an single subunit and a trimer consists of three monomers bound together with bonds.…

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

A: A person with agammaglobulinemia has extremely low levels of the immune system's defense proteins,…

Q: Gene duplication

A: Gene Duplications arise from an event termed unequal crossing-over that occurs during meiosis…

Q: A plant geneticist was examining the inversion mutation XI 501 in barley where a segment of DNA is…

A: Any alteration occurring in the DNA sequence of an organism is known as mutation.

Q: How many of the mutations listed below would lead to excessive cell growth when the cell was either…

A: Excessive growth occurs when a cell continuously divides and when there is no cell cycle arrest. Myc…

Q: With age, somatic cells are thought to accumulate genomic "scars"as a result of the inaccurate…

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Q: You learned in Problem 21 in Chapter 7 that theneurodegenerative disease ALS can be caused by…

A: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a paralyzing neurodegenerative disease which is usually fatal…

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

A: A person with agammaglobulinemia has extremely low levels of the immune system's defense proteins,…

Q: hutations in a structural gene (coding for a protein) have a null phenotype. How many different…

A: Nonsense mutations : It is a genetic mutation in a DNA sequence that results in a shorter ,…

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

A: The IGLL1 gene is known to be mutated in cases of Agammaglobulinemia 2, which is an inherited…

Q: three different types of loss of function mutations and in each case explain how the mutation exerts…

A: A mutation is any alteration of the base sequence of the DNA or RNA. Since mutation alters the base…

Q: The Figueroa family has a genetically inherited trait called ocular albinism—lack of pigment in the…

A: In the pedigree, both Becky is the carrier of the disease gene while ben is normal as in…

Q: Given that there are about 20,000 human genes, how can human cells make 75,00o-100,000 different…

A: Given questions: How human cells make different proteins Difference between missense and nonsense.…

Q: You are studying a mutation in mice, which acts dominantly. Mice that have only one copy of the…

A: Definition Mutations are changes in DNA sequence. it can result from DNA copying mistakes , made…

Q: Sickle-cell anemia is a recessive autosomal disorderthat is caused by an amino acid substitution in…

A: The autosomal recessive disorder occurs as a result of the inheritance of two mutated genes that…

Q: Diamond–Blackfan anemia (DBA) is a rare, dominant genetic disorder characterized by bone marrow…

A: Dear student, as per our honor code we are allowed to answer one question at a time. since you have…

Q: On the basis of current knowledge, the protein-encoding regions account for only about 3% of the…

A: The Central Dogma of molecular biology states that: DNA makes RNA, which makes Proteins. However, a…

Q: You have created three different mutations in the histoneH1 protein (HISmut1, HISmut2, HISmut3), and…

A: Histone 1 is a type of protein involved in chromatin remodelling. It is a part of histone protein…

Q: Explain exactly what the X25 probe is and how it allows for visualization of mRNA from the patients.…

A: Frataxin is a mitochondrial protein responsible for iron binding. When the expression of this…

Mitochondrial Mutations

A mitochondrion is a cellular organelle that serves as the site for cellular respiration and energy production (ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate). It is a double-membrane-bound organelle and is only present in eukaryotic cells.