Prospective parents can be tested to see if they carry the recessive gene responsible for cystic fibrosis. The test:
a. is most accurate for individuals of Mediterranean descent.
b. is accurate regardless of genetic mutations that might be involved.
c. is not accurate for individuals of Northern European descent.
d. is most frequently recommended for individuals with a family history of cystic fibrosis.
Question 2
The disorder of metabolism that is caused by insufficient amounts of insulin in the body is called
a. juvenile diabetes.
b. anemia.
c. cystic fibrosis.
d. recessive gene disorder.
Relationship between Hox gene number and body complexity in different types of animals.
Inheritance of an X-linked recessive disorder
The cystic fibrosis protein is a membrane protein. The CFTR protein is located in the plasma membran
The frequency of the dominant and recessive alleles in the gametes of the parental generation determ
Gene-expression analysis generated from expression DNA microarrays
A Model of Directional Selection against a Recessive Lethal Allele