Chapter 15, Problem 3DAA

Summary Introduction

To determine: The mice that learned faster in the second time test.

Concept introduction: Autism is a neurological disorder in which patients have impaired social interactions, repetitive and stereotyped behavior. The condition appears due to mutation in the gene neuroligin 3, an adhesion protein that connects brain cells together. The mutation causes substitution of a cysteine (C) residue by arginine (R) residue in position 451.