Gene mutations can be classified in two major ways: (1) hereditary or germline mutations that are inherited from a parent and are present throughout a person’s life in virtually every cell in the body. (2) acquired or somatic mutations that occur at some time during a person’s life and are present only in certain cells, not in every cell in the body. If there is no family history of a particular disease but a child has the disease then it may have arisen due to a(n) ________ mutation early during development.   A) acquired     B) inherited     C) silent     D) transition

Q: An individual carries a disease-causing point mutation. Briefly describe four methods that can be…

A: Point mutation is a type of mutation that results in the alteration of a single base pair. This type…

Q: What is the definition of Driver Mutations & Passenger Mutations? Also describe why each are…

A: A mutation is a change in an organism's DNA sequence. Mutations can occur as a result of errors in…

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A: *Benign tumors stay in their location without invading other sites of the body. *They do not spread…

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A: Cancer in simple term can be referred to a set of diseases which are caused by the production of an…

Q: True or false Oncogenes are gene that are normally not found in a cell and must be introduced into…

A: Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread…

Q: Explain why harmful mutations tend to disappear, while beneficial mutations become widespread.

A: Mutation can be defined as a heritable genetic change in the genetic material of an organism that…

Q: With regard to cancer cells, which of the following are true? DA Cancer cells are clonal, meaning…

A: Ans: Cancer: It is the uncontrolled growth of cells in response to or due to mutation.

Q: Occasionally, a person is found who has one blue eye and one brown eye or who has a sector of one…

A: Introduction A mutation is a change in an organism's DNA sequence. Mutations can be caused by…

Q: Assume a cell present in your body has performed a mismatch error during the process of DNA…

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Q: Define mutations and explain their causes and categories.

A: The genome is made up of one to several long DNA molecules, and mutations can occur on these…

Q: List genetic diseases that is caused or influenced by the exposure of radiation

A: Answer :- There are genetic diseases that is caused or influenced by the exposure of radiation are…

Q: Which best describes genetic mutations? A) Genetic mutations that cause diseases are always passed…

A: Answer is B.) Some inherited genetic mutations can be good for the offspring.

Q: differentiate the structure of the gene or genes of a genetically inherited disease to the one that…

A: Genetics is the study of inheritance and variation of inherited characteristics. where it studies…

Q: Explain Synthetic Lethal Mutations.

A: The mutation is caused due to alteration occurred in the gene sequence due to either environmental…

Q: suggest reasons for why DNA mutations are not all phenotypic.

A: Mutation is a change in nucleotide sequence of DNA which can occur either due to mistakes during DNA…

Q: For a gene to be cancer-inducing, both copies of the gene must be affected, explain it with example.

A: Cancer inducing gene The gene having the potential to cause cancer are called as cancer inducing…

Q: Distinguish between an inherited and a de novo mutation.

A: DNA ( deoxyribonucleic acid) is the genetic material that the organism inherits from the parental…

Q: Recessive genes are usually expressed in humans only when ___ a ) they are coding for genetic…

A: There are two alleles of a single trait or a character, one which we are seeing in each generation…

Q: Define: Recombinant DNA:

A: A DNA fragment is cut from foreign DNA using restriction enzymes (an enzyme used to cut DNA) and the…

Q: Describe any 5 types of mutation (except to loss of function and gain of function).

A: Mutation can be defined as a heritable genetic change in the genetic material of an organism,that…

Q: define Silent mutations

A: point mutations result in inheritable changes that occur on a single random nucleotide on the DNA.…

Q: Northern blot is an analytical technique commonly performed to study gene expression in experimental…

A: A tissue is defined as a group of cells that possess a similar structure and perform a specific…

Q: Explain what a mutation is and how it can cause a genetic disease.

A: Every cell after a certain growth and development it divides. Cell division occurs follwed by…

Q: Define a Point mutation and give an example. What is sickle cell anemia and what causes it. What…

A: Mutation refers to the phenomena in which the structure of a gene or DNA sequence changes, resulting…

Q: Define advantageous mutations

A: The cells are basic structural and functional units of life. The human body contains many types of…

Q: How many of the mutations listed below would lead to excessive cell growth when the cell was either…

A: Excessive growth occurs when a cell continuously divides and when there is no cell cycle arrest. Myc…

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Q: treat every genetically related health problem and to keep people alive at all cost. If this…

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Q: Pierce and his wife Shirley have a daughter named Annie. When Annie is 15 years old, Pierce develops…

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Q: 45) A patient's mother died from an incurable neurological disease. The patient wants to test his…

A: Neurological diseases are a group of disorders that affect the nervous system, which includes the…

Q: The phenotype of a heterozygous mouse (Aa) is agouti.  The agouti banding pattern is due to altered…

A: * Homozygous dominant and Heterozygous will produce agouti that is AA or Aa respectively  and the…

Q: Genetic modification of humans includes the following except:

A: Human genetic modifications:- Is the direct manipulation of the genome using molecular engineering…

Q: b) What is one reason that it is challenging to treat cancer?

A: The uncontrolled set of cell divisions give rise to cancer cells. This happens so, when the control…

Q: A defective gene on chromosome 15 causes Tay-Sachs disease. It is a central nervous system…

A: Tay-sachs is an autosomal recessive disease. It occurs due to defective gene on chromosome number…

Q: define the term name as Missense mutations

A: sometimes a wrong nucleotide will be incorporated in the DNA. that can result in a type of mutation…

Q: define gene mutation.

A: Genetic material is nothing but the sequence of nucleic acids which is called as DNA. It contains…

Q: Daisy inherits a mutation from her mother that results in the phenotype of red hair. Evegny acquires…

A: Introduction:- The DNA sequence varies from creature to organism. The order of the base pairs can…

Q: Two major categories of mutations are germline mutations and somatic mutations. Select one: True…

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Q: A. In practice, U.S. [ Select ] ["eugenics", "gene therapy", "recombinant DNA", "population…

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Q: An individual can accumulate many variations within his/her genome and remain healthy",

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Q: you encounter an unknown disease  in humans and would like to understand the genetic mechanism for…

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