Which form of Retinoblastoma typically results in unilateral disease and exhibits 2-hit mutational kinetics?

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 Delta variant and how is it impeding on getting things back to "normal"?

A: The disease is a condition that is caused by a deviation from the normal. Majority of the disease is…

Q: What causes the majority of the mutations found in human melanomas and lung cancer?

A: DNA is the chemical in each cells that makes up the genes and some genes control when cells grow,…

Q: Define point mutation.

A: Step 1 Mutations are unpredictable, stable, and inheritable changes that occur in the organisms due…

Q: What is the difference between a germline mutation and a somatic mutation?

A: A mutation is a biological process occurring in the Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequence due to…

Q: What are the types of mutations, and how does each alter theencoded protein?

A: Mutations are the changes in the genome resulting in synthesis of different products. These changes…

Q: Explain why loss-of-function mutations are frequently recessive, whereas gain-of-function mutations…

A: Mutation is an altered DNA sequence, which leads to changed gene product. Mutations are random and…

Q: Define Suppressor Mutations.

A: Suppressor mutations are helpful for distinguishing new genetic sites that have an effect on a…

Q: • What is the causative gene mutation in these diseases? • What amino acid and/or protein domain is…

A: this is a multipart question and according to our guidelines we are allowed to answer only 3 parts…

Q: What is loss-of-function mutation ?

A: Mutation was the alteration of the single base pair of the DNA which results in change in the…

Q: Explain the a gain-of-function mutation ?

A: Mutations occur when there is a change in DNA due to damage which can alter the gene expression.…

Q: The most prominent mutation of ERBB2 in breast cancer is L755S.  What kind of mutation is this?  Is…

A: Mutation is the change in structure of a gene, which results in variation. These variations can be…

Q: What are Activator (Ac) mutations ?

A: There is a need for several proteins and enzymes in the process of transcription. It is studied…

Q: hat are the 3 point mutations?

A: A point mutation could be a mutation that solely affects one ester of macromolecule. purpose…

Q: What percentage of cells in an organ or a tissue need toexpress a therapeutic gene to alleviate the…

A: Gene therapy is the method that involves the insertion of DNA or sequence of DNA in the cells of the…

Q: What are some limitations in the use of ASOs for exon-skipping therapies in Duchenne muscular…

A: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a muscular disease caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene…

Q: How to identify all the somatic mutationswithin tumors ?

A: A somatic mutation is a modification within the desoxyribonucleic acid sequence of a somatic cell of…

Q: Explain the difference between a gain-of-functionmutation and a dominant-negative mutation. Why…

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

Q: What is the effect of lacI- mutations?

A: The lactose operon or lac operon is an inducible operon system under dual – positive and negative…

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: Describe how mutations in genome maintenance factors promote tumorigenesis. Why would inactivation…

A: The cells are basic units of life. When any mutation in the gene takes place due to any radiation or…

Q: Which kind of therapy was given in 1990 to a four year old girl with adenosine deaminase (ADA)…

A: Answer: Introduction: ADA deficiency i.e. Adenosine deaminase deficiency is also called as severe…

Q: Explain  disease-causative mutations with examples

A: The term mutation is defined as any type of change in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). It can be caused…

Q: Define a mutation and explain how mutant forms are identified.

A: Any alternation in the sequence of nucleotide in the genome of any organism is known as mutation.…

Q: Among the different types of amino acid substitution (same sense, missense, or nonsense mutations),…

A: Introduction A mutation is a change in the DNA sequence of an organism, either as the result of…

Q: Transverion mutations result from

A: Mutation is a change in nucleotide sequence in a polynucleotide chain. This can be natural or…

Q: Which is generally more serious—a missense mutation or a nonsense mutation?

A: A mutation occurs/happens when the sequence/structure of DNA is altered. Mutations can occur as a…

Q: What are the chances of occurence of amorphic mutation?

A: Mutations are defined as the change in the sequence of DNA of an organism due to any environmental…

Q: what are NOTCH1 gene mutations

A: Mutations are changes occur in the DNA sequences either by environmental factors such as UV rays and…

Q: The non-sense mutations may be suppressed by_

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Q: Explain why STR mutations are found at a much higher frequency than single nucleotide changes?

A: STR means single tandem repeat, and the mutation in the STR segments is at a very high rate .

Q: What type of mutation is shown below:

A: Structural chromosomal mutations refer to the changes in structure of a chromosome due to insertion,…

Q: What are Somatic mutations ?

A: Answer- Mutation is any genetic change in the sequence of the DNA that may lead into abnormality in…

Q: Explain the effect of lacI− mutations?

A: The lactose operon codes for the enzymes that are involved in the catabolism of lactose compounds.…

Q: What are disease-causative mutations?

A: The term mutation is defined as any type of change in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). It can be caused…

Q: how this stuttering mechanism can change the number of repeat units at theSSR locus responsible for…

A: Huntington’s disease causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain which causes the…

Q: What are the three possible effects on the cell (or organism)  when a mutation occurs in DNA? Which…

A: A mutation happens when a DNA gene is disrupted or altered in such a manner that the hereditary…

Q: What is dominant mutation ?

A: A dominant gene or a dominant version of a gene is a particular variant of a gene which expresses…

Q: what is another type of disease caused by a duplication mutation? How does it present itself?

A: Mutation can be defined as any random change that occurs in the DNA sequence. A rapid change in the…

Q: Which class of mutation, missense or nonsense, is morecommon, and why?

A: Nonsense Mutation when there occurs deletion or insertion of single nucleotide base in the gene then…

Q: What are the effects of deletion mutation?

A: INTRODUCTION: Deletion mutation occurs when a part of DNA is not copied or replicated during the…

Q: Discuss the following mutations with reference to specific genetic disorders: i) Faulty DNA repair;…

A: Asked : Given mutations with respect to specific genetic disorders

Q: Why is NHEJ an error-prone mechanism?

A: DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. It is the genetic material of the organisms that transfer from…

Q: What is c3435T mutataion,What is the clinical implication of c3435T mutation, what is the molecular…

A: A mutation is an alteration that  changes a nucleotide of nucleic acid. It mainly involves the…

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.