What is the chromosome abnormality in fragile X syndrome?

Q: What type of Monogenic Immune disorders are there? Is X-linked inheritance syndrome a type of…

A: Monogenic immune disorders are caused by variation in a single gene.  The variation in this gene…

Q: How can epistasis explain incomplete penetrance?

A: Penetrance in genetic terms refers to the ratio of individuals that carry a specific allele of a…

Q: Discuss Hypotonia and its significance in Fragile-X and Down’s syndrome

A: Hypotonia It is a word used in medicine to denote lowered muscle tone, which is the degree of…

Q: how can one identical can be affected with a defect while the other is not

A: The question is asking about how two identical items, in this case, we can consider them as two…

Q: What are the inheritance patterns and general clinical features of some common genetic disorders?

A: Genetic disorder  can be defined as the health problem  which caused by one or more abnormalities in…

Q: Which of the following statements is true regarding the inheritance of a human X-linked recessive…

A: A recessive trait is the trait that expresses only when present in 2 copies i.e expresses only when…

Q: Do we know what genes cause Down syndrome?

A: In simple words, Gene can be defined as the basic physical and functional unit of heredity. Genes…

Q: Explain about the pleiotropic gene.

A: A gene is a stretch of nucleotides present in the DNA. It codes for the synthesis of an RNA or…

Q: What are polytypic genes?

A: Genes are defined as the building blocks and the coded information that defines the complete physico…

Q: How is the inheritance of X-linked traits different from the inheritance of autosomal traits? How…

A: The observable characteristics of an organism are known as phenotypes or traits. The phenotype…

Q: How is prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome achieved?

A: Genetic disorders result from chromosomal abnormalities like Down syndrome and Turner syndrome. A…

Q: For an X-linked recessive disease where the father is unaffected: a) An affected father cannot pass…

A: When it is an X linked recessive pattern of inheritance, disease can only be manifested when it is…

Q: Name 5 genetic diseases/disorders caused by chromosome mutation, the chromosomes involed and their…

A: Inheritance is the process by which the parental characters are are passed on from the parents to…

Q: What disease is Trisomy 15?

A: Disease:   When an organism’s body system does not work properly or any organ affects by viruses,…

Q: Discuss why X-linked disorders are more common thanY-linked disorders.

A: Inheritance or heredity is passing-on one trait from the parents to the progeny by either asexual or…

Q: What is Prenatal genetic diagnosis ?

A: Prenatal diagnosis involves non-invasive and invasive techniques. The non-invasive technique…

Q: Fragile X syndrome What are the symptoms or characteristics of this disorder or trait?  What is…

A: Fragile X syndrome   Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a disorder which causes mainly mental and…

Q: What is a Pericentric inversion?

A: The chromosomes are the thread like structure that contains hereditary information in the form of…

Q: Why is fragile X, but not Huntington disease, considered a syndrome?

A: Fragile X syndrome causes various symptoms including developmental delays, cognitive impairment, and…

Q: How is Down syndrome caused?

A: Human genetic disorders are caused due to the absence or excess or abnormal arrangement of one or…

Q: what are treatments for polycystic overy syndrome?

A: Polycystic ovary syndrome is the condition of ovary in which the follicles are solidified to form…

Q: What is a molecular marker? Elaborate physical chromosome mapping with the help of molecular markers

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

Q: What is the most common symptom in a genetic disorder and why? Do all people exhibit this symptom of…

A: Genetic disorder is a health problem that had resulted due to one or more abnormalities of a person'…

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: Why must the carrier of a genetic disease be heterozygous?

A: Homozygous means a person carries two identical pair of the gene whereas heterozygous means the…

Q: How many Barr bodies in a person with genotype XXXXX? How is the structure of a Barr body different…

A: The mammalian males contain XY chromosome and females contain XX chromosome. So, the number of…

Q: What is a recessive epistatic gene?

A: Epistasis Epistasis can be defined as the condition where phenotypic expression of one gene is…

Q: How can Cri-Du-Chat syndrome be diagnose with karyotyping?

A: Karyotyping is a genome-wide snapshot of an individual's chromosomes. It's a collection of a cells…

Q: Identify the type of chromosomal aberration described in each of the following cases and provide and…

A: A chromosome is a DNA molecule wrapped compactly around some protein molecules called histones. It…

Q: What is the most common chromosomal disorder?

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Q: what is the significance of chromosomal aberration? what are the different types of chromosomal…

A: Chromosome contains the genetic information of the organism.

Q: physical appearances of individuals affected by the abnormality structure of deletion, inversion,…

A: The phenotypes of individuals are effected by numerous factors. As much as it depends on factors…

Q: 12. The spindle checkpoint ensures that all chromosomes are attached to the mitotic spindle. If this…

A: We’ll answer the first question since the exact one wasn’t specified. Please submit a new question…

Q: 13) Use the image below of the X and Y sex chromosomes of a human to answer the following question.…

A: INTRODUCTION : Chromosomes - In the nucleus of every cell, the DNA molecule is packaged into…

Q: What are the side effects of Irregularities in the process of chromosome formation or fetal…

A: Mutations are sudden changes that are inheritable and can contribute to a permanent change in the…

Q: What is genetic disorders? Explain by giving an example.

A: Genetics is described as the branch of biology that focuses on the study of genes, their…

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.