Explain how an inherited mutation can have different impacts on future offspring depending on which parent passed on the mutation.

Q: Derive an explanation of a human genetic disorder.

A: A genetic disorder the kind of disorder that is due to the mutation in a single gene. Mutations are…

Q: Synonymous mutations can produce changes in an individual's phenotype.  True False

A: Synonymous mutations, or silent mutations, is the mutations occur in the DNA sequence of a gene that…

Q: Describe how DNA mutations can create new alleles at random.

A: DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid can be defined as the molecule which contains the genetic code of…

Q: What are the chances of occurrence of neomorphic mutation?

A: Neomorphic mutations are rare dominant gain-of-function mutations that produce a novel phenotype.

Q: How does mutation can affect the central dogma and the phenotype?

A: Mutations are the changes in the DNA sequence. The changes can be single base changes or a fragment…

Q: arts a) through c) below. ays written with the dominant gene first. Therefore, there a nd the father…

A: Sickel cell anaemia is an autosomal recessive. Nomal allele=S Sickle cell anaemia =s

Q: In man, muscular dystrophy is a condition in which the muscles waste away during early life and may…

A: Muscular dystrophy is a disease that involve a progressive loss of muscle mass and consequent loss…

Q: How mutations and the resulting alleles affect an organism’s phenotype ?

A: By changing a gene's directions for making a protein, a transformation can make the protein…

Q: Explain how genes can respond to environmental factors.

A: Genes are the functional and hereditary units of all living organisms, which are encoded in the DNA.…

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: Hemophilia is a recessive sex-linked trait in humans.  Sickle-cell anemia is a recessive trait on an…

A: Hemophilia is X linked recessive disorder in which blood continuously flows because of absence of…

Q: Explain the central dogma of inheritance. Cite a specific example

A: Introduction: The hereditary substance in humans and almost all other animals is DNA, or…

Q: In the pedigree below where males exhibiting a disease pass it on to ALL their daughters, and…

A: Inheritance pattern is a type of pattern which determines how traits are passed on from parents to…

Q: Do people look differently upon those afflicted with mental illness if we have a perspective…

A: People differently about those afflicted with mental illness because they feel like they are out of…

Q: In an epic battle, the Green Goblin was able to wound Spider-Man and collect a sample of his cells.…

A: When the two cross-over events or recombination events tend to occur at the same homologous pair of…

Q: Achondroplasia is a form of dwarfism in humans. It is caused by a mutant allele of the   fibroblast…

A: If a man with Achondroplasia marries a woman who is Sickle Cell Anemia carrier and they have a child…

Q: Suppose a man and a woman are each heterozygous carriers of a mutation causing a fatal hereditary…

A: The choice to have children is a deeply individual one, and it becomes indeed more complex when…

Q: Sickle cell anemia is a disease caused by a mutation at the genotypic level. A person with two…

A: Sickle cell anemia is characterized by  abnormal hemoglobin molecules. there are few points to be…

Q: Which type of mutation is responsible for new variations of a trait?

A: Any alteration in the sequence of DNA of a gene can cause changes in the resulting protein in such a…

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.