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- Achondroplasia is an autosomal dominant form of dwarfism caused by a single gene mutation. Calculate the mutation rate of this gene given the following data: 10 achondroplastic births to unaffected parents in 245,000 births.arrow_forwardWhich of the following situations does not follow the Law of Independent Assortment? A blond man and a brunette woman produce three offspring over time, all of who have blond hair A white cow crossed with a brown bull produces roan cattle Mating a hog with a sow produces six female piglets Men are more likely to experience hemophilia than women.arrow_forward1.ABO blood groups, an autosomal trait, in Humans are genetically determined. A woman with type O blood has a son with type O.arrow_forward
- For Mole Faction why do you sum T + C = 1 - A - G? Where did the 1 come from? What does it mean? Also if the mole fraction for A is 0.22 where do you get 20% from?arrow_forwardHOW DO I SOLVE THIS STEP BY STEP: Recent studies suggest that having the A blood type increases the risk of serious complications for patients suffering from COVID-19. Sarah doesn't know her blood type, but she knows her father is type O and her mother is type AB. What is the probability, from 0 to 100 percent, that Sarah is blood type A? Enter a single whole number from 0 to 100. If you think the answer is a fraction, then round to the nearest whole number.arrow_forwardHemophilia A is caused by a sex-linked recessive gene in human and in dogs. a. What proportions (and sexes), among their offspring will be hemophiliacs if a hemophilic male is mated to a homozygous nonhemophilic female?b. If a daughter produced by the mating in (a) is mated to a normal male, what proportions and (sexes) will be hemophilic among their offspring?arrow_forward
- A 30 - year - old woman was undergoing therapy for b-thalassemia,a recessive trait caused by absence of or reduced synthesis ofthe hemoglobin b chain, a subunit of the oxygen-carrying moleculein red blood cells. In this condition, red blood cells are rapidlydestroyed, freeing a large amount of iron, which is deposited in tissuesand organs. The blood transfusions the patient had received every twoor three weeks since the age of 7 to stave off anemia were furtheraggravating iron buildup. Her major organs were showing damage, andshe was in danger of death from cardiac disease. Her physician suggestedthat she consider undergoing a hematopoietic (bone marrow)stem cell transplant (HSCT). Since these stem cells give rise to redblood cells, such a transplant could potentially restore her health. Whilethis might seem like an easy decision, it is not. Advanced cases havea high risk (almost 30 percent) for transplantation-related death. At thispoint, the woman is faced with a difficult and…arrow_forwardA 30 - year - old woman was undergoing therapy for b-thalassemia,a recessive trait caused by absence of or reduced synthesis ofthe hemoglobin b chain, a subunit of the oxygen-carrying moleculein red blood cells. In this condition, red blood cells are rapidlydestroyed, freeing a large amount of iron, which is deposited in tissuesand organs. The blood transfusions the patient had received every twoor three weeks since the age of 7 to stave off anemia were furtheraggravating iron buildup. Her major organs were showing damage, andshe was in danger of death from cardiac disease. Her physician suggestedthat she consider undergoing a hematopoietic (bone marrow)stem cell transplant (HSCT). Since these stem cells give rise to redblood cells, such a transplant could potentially restore her health. Whilethis might seem like an easy decision, it is not. Advanced cases havea high risk (almost 30 percent) for transplantation-related death. At thispoint, the woman is faced with a difficult and…arrow_forwardSickle cell anemia is a genetic disease most common in those of African ancestry that results from the mutation of a single basepair. This mutation results in a change to the hemoglobin protein. In this experiment, “S” will represent the normal allele and “s” thesickle allele. They are codominant alleles. Therefore, SS is normal, Ss is not fatal but mildly symptomatic, and ss is debilitating,painful, and often fatal. After hundreds or even thousands of generations, both alleles are still common in those of African ancestry. How would you explain this?arrow_forward
- People who carry a theoretical genetic disorder (called B-disease) can be identified from a 2kb DNA sequence. People who carry this genetic disorder have a single nucleotide polymorphism that results in a change of GTATCC to GGATCC, a site that only occurs once at nucleotide number 750 in this DNA sequence. Answer the following questions based on the information provided. If you have carried out the molecular test (based on the information above) on a 100 individual and found that 24 were healthy (BB) and 26 were carriers (bb); 1) What is the ratio of heterozygous? 2) Show how can you identify the three types from the agarose gelarrow_forwardPeople who carry a theoretical genetic disorder (called B-disease) can be identified from a 2kb DNA sequence. People who carry this genetic disorder have a single nucleotide polymorphism that results in a change of GTATTC to GGATTC, a site that only occurs once at nucleotide number 750 in this DNA sequence. Answer the following questions based on the information provided. If you have carried out the molecular test (based on the information above) on a 100 individual and found that 24 were healthy (BB) and 26 were carriers (bb); 1) What is the ratio ofheterozygous?arrow_forwardComplementation tests of distinct recessive mutants, 1 through 8, produce the data in the matrix below. A plus (+) indicates complementation, meaning the phenotype of the combined alleles is wild type, and a minus (-) indicates a failure to complement meaning that a mutant phenotype results. Assume that the missing mutant combinations would yield data consistent with the entries that are shown. How many complementation groups are formed by these eight mutants? (Picture attached) A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6arrow_forward
- Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Co...BiologyISBN:9781305251052Author:Michael CummingsPublisher:Cengage LearningBiology 2eBiologyISBN:9781947172517Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann ClarkPublisher:OpenStax