Genetic Analysis: An Integrated Approach (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134605173
Author: Mark F. Sanders, John L. Bowman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter B, Problem 2P
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To discuss Homocystinuria and its specialized diet based treatment.
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Homocystinuria is an inherited disorder in which the body is unable to process certain amino acids properly due to a deficiency of cystathionine beta synthase. Homocystinuria is a disorder of methionine
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Genetic Analysis: An Integrated Approach (3rd Edition)
Ch. B - Prob. 1PCh. B - Prob. 2PCh. B - B.3 Log on to the National Institute for Child...Ch. B - B.4 What communitybased genetic screening...Ch. B - B.5 Describe the gene and protein defects in...Ch. B - B.6 A couple and some of their relatives are...Ch. B - Prob. 7PCh. B - Do you think it is important that participation in...Ch. B - B.9 If a man and a woman are each heterozygous...Ch. B - B.10 Suppose a man and a woman are each...
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