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Hunter syndrome is a rare form of mucopolysacchararidosis that differs from all other forms in that it shows X-linked recessive inheritance. A woman with two affected brothers is referred for genetic counselling. Which of the following is correct?

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology
  1. The probability that she is a carrier is 2/3.
  2. If she is a carrier then the probability that each of her sons will be affected is 1 in 4.
  3. If she is a carrier then the probability that each of her daughters will be a carrier is 1 in 4.
  4. Before any carrier testing is carried out the woman can be correctly informed that the probability that her first son will be affected is 1 in 4.
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#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

Which of the following mutation majorly involved for causing deletion or duplication?

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Which of the following cell cycle stage is choosen for seeing chromosomal mutation?Which of the following cell cycle stage is choosen for seeing chromosomal mutation?

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In case of mammals, which of the following signalling molecules are responsible for making decision for entry into meiosis?

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Chromosome are classified into four basic term,

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 Individual chromosomes may lose or gain parts and the order of genes within a chromosome may become altered. These variations in the number and structure of chromosomes are termed as

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#Question id: 26810

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Match the following;

 Column I       Column II
 (A) G-bands

 (i) viewing the chromosomes under ultraviolet light results from differences in

 the relative amounts of cytosine-guanine (C-G) and adenine-thymine base pairs 

 (B) R-bands (ii) which are regions of DNA occupied by centromeric heterochromatin
 (C) Q-bands (iii) staining the telomere DNA specifically
 (D) C-bands (iv) distinguish areas of DNA that are rich in adenine-thymine (A-T) base pairs
 (E) T-bands (v) reverting the dark bands by using saltingout method