Science

It is estimated that 50 percent of all cancer deaths are related to behavior. Knowing the risks (and ...

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If retinoblastoma requires mutation in two copies of the RB gene, and familial cases inherit one ...

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How might genetically-engineered human gene products be used to inhibit the action of oncogenes? ...

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Thymine can be converted to uracil by a chemical mutagen.

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Sickle cell anemia is caused by a missense mutation.

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Nonsense mutations are mutations caused by nucleotide substitutions that change one amino acid into another.

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In disorders caused by multiple trinucleotide repeats, the more repeats there are the later the ...

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Genomic imprinting is a phenomenon that does not violate Mendelian principles of segregation and ...

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Fragile-X syndrome is an example of a genetic condition caused by a frameshift mutation.

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Common foods that we eat may contain mutagens.

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All chromosomally normal individuals have an equal number of autosomes from each parent.

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The chemical group associated with epigenetic changes to our genome is the _________ group.

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The base analog 5-bromouracil substitutes for the nucleotide base _____________ in a DNA molecule.

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The ability of DNA polymerase to repair its own nucleotide mismatches is called ____________________.

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Genes with large numbers of _____________ base pairs are more likely to have a higher mutation rate ...

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Addition or deletion of a nucleotide in a gene causes a type of mutation called a ____________________.

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A purine or pyrimidine that differs in chemical structure from a purine or pyrimidine normally found ...

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A ____________________ heterozygote is an individual with two different mutant alleles of a gene.

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Which one of the following statements about genomic imprinting is FALSE?

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Which of the following will occur to a cell that undergoes a critical amount of mutational damage?

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Which of the following does NOT affect the mutation rate of a gene?

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Which of the following could result in the most serious type of mutation?

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The largest source of radiation people are exposed to in the United States is from _____________.

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Julie has pigmented spots and tumors on her skin and nervous system. It is determined the disease ...

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If a mutant allele appears in a family with no history of that disorder and is fully expressed by ...

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