What is the meaning of term haploinsufficiency?

Q: Explain why a triploid individual is usually infertile?

A: The individual having three sets of haploid chromosomes (3n) is termed as triploid. Triploid…

Q: here are specific critical periods during fetal development in which any damage caused to the fetus…

A: Pregnancy is a nine-month period during which a fetus develops inside the womb of a female parent.…

Q: A child with the "B positive” blood type is known to be a heterozygote at both the ABO blood type…

A: The ABO blood group is determined by the presence of specific antigen (glycoprotein molecule) on the…

Q: What is the difference between parthenogenesis and Parthenocarpy?

A: Plants are mainly multicellular organisms, predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom…

Q: Identify the stage of meiosis diploid cells of this species have 3 homologous pairs of chromosomes a…

A: Introduction  Cell division is the process by which a single cell divides into two or more daughter…

Q: Amniotic fluid serves to cushion the fetus from abdominal trauma and facilitate fetal movement in…

A: Oligohydramnios refers to an amniotic fluid volume below the expected age of pregnancy. It is…

Q: What is a healthy dient?

A: A healthy diet is necessary for overall health. It may contain mainly vegetables, fruits, whole…

Q: How do the haploid cells arising from oogenesis differ structurally and functionally from those…

A: Oogenesis is the process by which ova or egg cell is produced in female reproductive tract whereas…

Q: Under what conditions would a lag phase not occur?

A: The division of bacterial parent cells into two cells through the process of binary fission is known…

Q: xplain the incomplete penetrance and its causes.

A: Penetrance is the frequency with which one of a gene's alleles expresses itself, resulting in the…

Q: Considering that Noor and Hamza do produce a first child and name her Roop, what is the likelihood…

A: PKU (Phenylketonuria) is an inherited disorder caused by a lack of the enzyme phenylalanine…

Q: What may be the most likely reason for the existence of polar bodies? A) They act as a…

A: The production of egg and sperm is called gametogenesis. This takes place during meiosis where the…

Q: What is the most common mitochondrial disease?

A: Mitochondria are cell organelles within eukaryotic cells, which produce adenosine triphosphate…

Q: Overall, meiosis and mitosis are analogous processes involving many of the same proteins. However,…

A: Meiosis and mitosis are the two types of cell divisions.

Q: Explain the inactivation of the X chromosome or Lyonization.

A: A classic example of X inactivation is seen in calico cats. As a result tortoiseshell coat pattern…

Q: Which of the following conditions would cause an insulin-dependent diabetic client the most…

A: Question is related to diabetes.  Detailed solution in step 2.

Q: Discuss the molecular changes involved in the development of neoplasia

A: Abnormal or excessive growth of tissue is called neoplasm and process that produces a neoplasm is…

Sleep Physiology

Sleep is a condition of reduced muscle movement in the body. Awareness about the surroundings is reduced at the time of sleep. The body stays mildly responsive or non-responsive to external stimuli. The sleep-wake cycle is controlled by the circadian rhythm that produces a resting phase for the body.