Certain patients have a genetic disorder affecting a protein that provides support to the mitochondria of all the cells in the body. Yet the patients die of heart attacks. One explanation for why the heart, in particular is targeted might be; a. The loss of mitochondrial function in other tissues […]

Q. 1. Based on the structure of individual keratin subunits, why would a single point mutation in the alpha-helical region of the monomer result in a defect in the polymer? 2. An alternative model is that the mutations cause defect intermediate filaments with defective structure that causes problems in the […]

Question: We did a lab for action/absorption spectrum where we covered leaves with different colored plastic. One with solid black, one with clear green, one with clear red, one with clear blue. I was assumed that the black would do the worst, followed by green, then red, then blue as the […]

The genes for vermillion (v) eyes, sable (s) body color, and forker (f) bristles are on the X-chromosome of Drosophile melanogaster. They map in the order of v, s, f, with 10 map units between v and s and 14 map units between s and f. Assume that i = […]