An infant is born with facial abnormalities, growth delay, cognitive disabilities and vision abnormalities. This group of symptoms is likely caused by maternal: Question 96 options: a)  Folate deficiency b)  Vitamin B6 deficiency c)  Vitamin A deficiency d)  Alcohol consumption

Q: What is the genotypic ratio

A: Dominant seed color-yellow - indicated by RR Recessive seed yellow- green - indicated by rr when…

Q: How could a child inherit a disease that neither parent has?

A: In Mendel experiment F1 heterozygote Tt to be exactly like the parent in appearance. Because one…

Q: In what sense can spontaneous abortion be considered a protective mechanism?

A: Abortion is also known as termination of pregnancy or miscarriage. Abortion is the ending of a…

Q: A person has two non-functional copies of the BLM gene. What is the inheritance pattern of this…

A: BLM gene encodes a protein that is involved in stabilizing DNA during replication. When this protein…

Q: If a male has fragile X syndrome, is his mother or father more likely to be a carrier for the…

A: The genetic disorder Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is characterised by mild-to-moderate intellectual…

Q: Is Miller Fisher syndrome hereditary?

A: Miller Fischer syndrome is a rare acquired nerve disorder that is characterized by abnormal muscle…

Q: Which of the following terms is used to describe any substance, such as a drug, chemical, or virus,…

A: The fetus takes everything from the mother. It is attached to the placenta through a cord-like…

Q: What is the term that describes an individual who expresses a specific phenotype or disease?

A: The term that describes an individual who expresses a specific phenotype or disease is Expressivity.…

Q: A phenotypically normal man, who has a hemophiliac brother, marries a normal woman, who is not a…

A: Hemophilia is an X-linked recessive disorder so, an individual inherits this disease from his mother…

Q: How is it possible for a baby to have type O blood if neither parent is type O?

A: Human genetics cannot be studied like plants and animals. This is mainly because of the absence of…

Q: Maria has type O blood, and her sister has type AB blood. What are the genotypes of the girls’…

A: BASIC INFORMATION COMPONENETS OF BLOOD    It is the body fluid which helps in transportation of all…

Q: What conditions can be detected using fetal ultrasonography, amniocentesis, and chorionic villi…

A: Answer -There are many ways now by which we can determine any fetal abnormality without invasive…

Q: what does the term “spillover” mean? Why does this happen?

A: Spillover infection/Pathogen spillover/Spillover event It occurs when a reservoir population with a…

Q: What is Down's syndrome? Give its symptoms and cause. Why is it that the chances of having a child…

A: Human genetic disorders are caused by the absence, excess, or abnormal arrangement of one or more…

Q: Why is Beta-HCG being detected in pregnancy testing kits instead of Alpha-HCG?

A: hCG is a dimer consisting of a 145 amino acid beta-subunit that is unique to hCG and a 92 amino acid…

Q: What is the female version of Turner syndrome?

A: Mendelian disorders like haemophilia, sickle- cell anemia, and phenylketonuria are due to the mutant…

Q: In the United States, what are the federal requirements forgenetic screening of newborns?

A: Newborn screening is a state mandate in the united states. For such testing, the collection of blood…

Q: Define maternal effect

A: A genotype of an organism is a collection of all the genes that are responsible for all its…

Q: Barbara and John have two daughters (Madison and Kelly), and one son (Mike), all have normal red…

A: Red blood cells(RBCs) are circular, biconcave, disc-shaped cells and are flexible to move through…

Q: how is blood type used to identify the father of a child and can their be mutation that changes…

A: Despite the fact that blood group studies  can't be utilized to demonstrate paternity, they can give…

Q: A normal woman marries a man with sickle-cell trait. What is the probability of their having a (a)…

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Q: Suppose you are a carrier of fragile X syndrome and want to have children. Would you choose…

A: DNA is the genetic material in most living organisms. It is the information hub of the cell that…

Q: What is a preimplantation embryo?

A: Male will produce a primary male cell that is male gamete which is haploid and a female will produce…

Q: How can the hemolyticdisease of the newborn beprevented?

A: Hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN) is also called erythroblastosis fetalis. In these diseases,…

Q: What is a monogenic disease?

A: A monogenic disease is a disease that results from a flaw is a single gene that is the direct cause…

Q: Child Birth What is the control center?

A: The cervix contains stretch-sensitive nerve cells that monitor the degree of stretching (the…

Q: What is the replacement rate of births?

A: Ans: It is the single type question and is explained in the following step.

Q: Define carrier?

A: Disease is a sickness or illness characterized by specific symptoms and signs. There are four major…

Q: What is the difference between neonatal and prenatal?

A: The firsts eight weeks after fertilization are termed as embryonic stage in which formation of…

Q: Why is fetal Hb essential for the survival of placental animals?

A: Hemoglobin is an oxygen transport protein in mammals. It is made up of four sub-units. Adult…

Q: Why are older expectant mothers routinely given amniocentesis or CVS?

A: Prenatal diagnostic procedures such as chorionic villus sampling (CVS) and amniocentesis are used to…

Q: What is the genotype of individual J?

A: Ans. As per the question, the disease is an autosomal recessive disease. This means the disease can…

Q: A woman with type B blood has a child with type O blood. Whatare the possible genotypes and blood…

A: According to the question, a woman is blood type B and has a child with blood type O but her…

Q: Define congenital, genetic, chromosomal, developmental,and multifactorial disorders.

A: Chromosomal abnormalities are uncommon on their own, but they are prevalent in groups, whereas…

Q: Why is advanced maternal age high risk?

A: Advanced Maternal Age or AMA defined as the age of 35 or older. If any female conceives at the age…

Q: Given the information regarding sickle cell anemia, if two carriers were to have children, what…

A: Sickle-cell disease is a condition of the blood wherein the structure of the hemoglobin within the…

Q: Barbara and John have two daughters (Madison and Kelly), and one son (Mike), all have normal red…

A: A family tree is a pictorial representation of the members of a family that includes the ancestral…

Q: Why is vitamin K given to newborns upon delivery? What happens if the newborn does not get the…

A: Introduction: Babies are born with low levels of vitamin K, which increases the risk of vitamin K…

Q: Seeing that the placenta acts as a barrier protecting the baby from harmful substances the mother…

A: Placenta is the ultimate connection between mother and the foetus.All the nutrients and other…

Q: What is the difference between maternal inheritance and maternal effect?

A: The study of genetic variations, heredity, and genes is called genetics.

Q: why the lambs’ blood must be filtered as it circulates through the artificial placenta?

A: An organ of the body that exclusively develops in females during pregnancy. It acts as a supply…

Q: Why would a premature infant require supplemental oxygen?

A: If the infant is described as pre-mature means, the baby was born before the completion of the…