Introduction to Genetic Analysis
Introduction to Genetic Analysis
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ISBN: 9781464109485
Author: Anthony J.F. Griffiths, Susan R. Wessler, Sean B. Carroll, John Doebley
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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To determine: The probability of an affected child, if mother’s brother is affected.

Introduction : Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a critical type of muscular dystrophy. The sign of muscle defect begins typically around the age of four in boys and worsens quickly. Usually, muscle loss happens earliest in the thighs and pelvis, accompanied by the arms.

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To determine: The probability that offspring have received the allele, if an individual’s mother's brother had Duchenne's disease.

Introduction: A gene defect causes the disease or mutation induces the gene helping the body to compose a protein termed dystrophin.

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To determine: The probability that an individual’s have received the allele, if the father’s brother had the disease.

Introduction: DMD happens due to the mutated DMD gene fails to compose some functional dystrophin mostly. Individuals with BMD genetic mutations produce dystrophin that is partly functional and preserves their muscles from deteriorating as severely or as promptly as in DMD.

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