Chapter 15, Problem 4DAA

Summary Introduction

To determine: Which mice showed greatest improvement in memory.

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