Explain the concept of cross-over in terms of fat and carb metabolism.

Anna gave birth to her first child 6 months ago. She has noticed that her child is NOT advancing as fast as other children and has made an appointment with the provider. At the provider's suggestion, a genetic test is performed on the baby. Anna and her wife, Diane, are told that their baby has phenylketonuria. They are surprised, since neither Anna, nor the sperm donor, has this disease. a Anna asks, Is this my fault? Did I give our baby this disease?" How would you answer her? b Diane is very upset with the diagnosis. She asks, "Will our baby die? Is there anything we can do. Explain the clinical manifestations of the disease and prognosis.

Familial Cholesterolemia is a genetic disease in humans which causes high cholesterol levels in the blood. The following chart shows the relationship between cholesterol level and genotype for people with normal diet and exercise. Genotype FF Ff ff If two people who are Ft have children what is the chance that they have a child with normal cholesterol levels. 50% none Total Cholesterol Level Under 200 Over 300 Over 600 25% 75%

How is DNA translated into a physical trait regarding protein synthesis?

Tacko Fall is a college basketball player from Dakar, Senegal. His picture with the CBS reporter, Tracy Wolfson, became an overnight sensation during March Madness in 2019 as it clearly highlighted how tall Tacko Fall actually is. He stands 2.29 m (or 7 ft 6 in). Tracy Wolfson is 1.57 m (or 5 ft 2 in). Obviously, genetics is at play here: Tacko Fall's immediate family and relatives are all very tall. However, no one is anywhere as tall as him.  There are only two other active NBA basketball players who measure over 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in).    1. identify one hormone that may have contributed to Tacko Fall's towering stature. Then describe why this hormone may have had such a different effect in him as opposed to an average sized person like Tracy Wolfson. 2. In addition to unusual height, identify at least one additional health-related issue resulting from this hormone imbalance that Tacko Fall should be concerned about?

In individuals with approximately same genetic obesity predisposition score and high level of physical activity Genetic risk for obesity can not be mitigated by the lifestyle modifications Explained phenotypic variance exceeds genetic variance Lesser amounts of mRNAs are synthesized from genes involved in development of obesity Obesity is more severe in the offsprings even with high level of physical activity Healthy lifestyle mitigates genetic risk for obesity

Define gene interaction

Should an individual’s genetic information ever become public information?

What are the causes of Mendels success?

A nutritionist is interested in collecting data to develop a healthy eating program at a local high school. In particular, the nutritionist is interested in collecting the students' body mass index value and their daily caloric intake. The nutritionist wishes to study the relationship between these two quantitative pieces of data. What would be the best graph to display this type of data? A B с D scatterplot histogram box plot pie chart