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1) Describe the etiology and genetics of the disease phenylketonuria (PKU). Phenylketonuria (PKU) refers to a disease found in the humans in which the affected individual does not have enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase. This enzyme is required to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine to tyrosine. When left untreated phenylalanine will be […]

A) Cross a wildtype female with a yellow bodied male to produce an f1 offspring generation. Which allele is domonant and which is recessive. Justify your responce using your results. b) Now mate F1 individuals to produce an F2 generation. report the results and explain them. Is there evidence of […]

1) A person in the car accident shows the following symptoms: extreme paresis on right side, involving the arm and leg; reduction of the pain sensation on left side; and normal tactile sensation on both sides. Which tracts are damaged? Where did patient suffer from the tract damage? 2) A […]

If you were trying to determine the function of your favorite nucleoporins, your first experiment would be to see whether it binds to other nucleoporins. What type of experiment would you perform? What control would you use? I know that you would do a Co-immunoprecipitation (CO-IP)because you can look for […]