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In humans
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d identical deletions produce the same effects whether inherited from father or
mother
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The karyotype of a
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Which of the following conclusions can be deduced from the pedigree shown
below?
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Given the marriage of two heterozygotes carrying the same gene transmitting an
autosomal recessive disorder
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8.
In Down's syndrome
a non-disjunction of chromosome 21
producing trisomy 21 is the usual cause
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In man
a each of the 20 amino acids has only one
specific DNA triplet codon
b during transcription of DNA into RNA,
introns are excised
c translation of RNA occurs within the cell
nucleus
d 2-3% of babies have a genetically
attributable anomaly
e change of a single base pair of DNA can
produce clinically detectable disease
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In screening for genetic disorders
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as follows
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Amniocentesis is