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#Question id: 5804


The gene that is mutated in cases of cystic fibrosis encodes an ion transporter protein normally expressed in the respiratory and digestive tracts along with other locations. Individuals homozygous for the most common mutation in this gene (ΔF508) died at very early ages prior to the advent of advanced medical intervention. Despite this, the mutation exists at relatively high frequency in populations of European descent. One potential explanation is that heterozygotes for such mutations may be relatively immune to the lethal effects of diseases such as typhoid fever. Which statement below is most accurate?

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology
  1. The ΔF508 cystic fibrosis mutation is a beneficial mutation.

  2. The ΔF508 cystic fibrosis mutation is a lethal mutation.

  3. The ΔF508 cystic fibrosis mutation is a conditional mutation.

  4. The ΔF508 cystic fibrosis mutation is a neutral mutation

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#Question id: 13106

#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

With the help of DNA fingerprinting which can be used to determine paternity. There are three babies (Baby A, Baby B and Baby C) in a maternity ward, and three sets of confused and worried parents. (Father and Mother #1 are a couple, as are Father and Mother #2, and Father and Mother #3.) 
You do each PCR reaction on chromosome 15 and load each one into a separate well of an agarose gel, and then run the gel.

 
 
Why is it that some people only have one band?

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#Question id: 13107

#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

With the help of DNA fingerprinting which can be used to determine paternity. There are three babies (Baby A, Baby B and Baby C) in a maternity ward, and three sets of confused and worried parents. (Father and Mother #1 are a couple, as are Father and Mother #2, and Father and Mother #3.) 
You do each PCR reaction on chromosome 15 and load each one into a separate well of an agarose gel, and then run the gel.
 

 
Why is it that some people show two bands?

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#Question id: 13108

#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

With the help of DNA fingerprinting which can be used to determine paternity. There are three babies (Baby A, Baby B and Baby C) in a maternity ward, and three sets of confused and worried parents. (Father and Mother #1 are a couple, as are Father and Mother #2, and Father and Mother #3.) 
You do each PCR reaction on chromosome 15 and load each one into a separate well of an agarose gel, and then run the gel.

 
 Why is it that some people show three bands?

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#Question id: 13109

#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

With the help of DNA fingerprinting which can be used to determine paternity. There are three babies (Baby A, Baby B and Baby C) in a maternity ward, and three sets of confused and worried parents. (Father and Mother #1 are a couple, as are Father and Mother #2, and Father and Mother #3.) 
You do each PCR reaction on chromosome 15 and load each one into a separate well of an agarose gel, and then run the gel.
 

 which number of repeats did Baby C inherit from his mother?

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#Question id: 13110

#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

With the help of DNA fingerprinting which can be used to determine paternity. There are three babies (Baby A, Baby B and Baby C) in a maternity ward, and three sets of confused and worried parents. (Father and Mother #1 are a couple, as are Father and Mother #2, and Father and Mother #3.) 
You do each PCR reaction on chromosome 15 and load each one into a separate well of an agarose gel, and then run the gel.
 

 
Match the babies up with their actual parents.
 

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#Question id: 13111

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Which of the following utilizes the H2O2 generated by other enzymes in the organelle to oxidize a variety of other substances—including alcohols, phenols, formic acid and formaldehyde—by the “peroxidative” reaction?