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#Question id: 11132

The sensation of temperature is signaled mainly by warm and cold receptors whose sensory fibers travel in association with the sensory fibers carrying pain signals. Which of the following statements best characterizes the transmission of signals from warm receptors?

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  1. Warm receptors are well characterized histologically
  2. Signals from warm receptors are mainly transmitted along slow-conducting type C sensory fibers
  3. Warm receptors are located well below the surface of the skin in the subcutaneous connective tissue
  4. There are 3 to 10 times more warm receptors than cold receptors in most areas of the body
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#Question id: 12489

#Part-A Aptitude & General Biotechnology

Achondroplasia shows autosomal dominant inheritance with complete penetrance. A man with achondroplasia has an unaffected partner of normal height. Their first two children are not affected. Which of the following is correct?
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#Question id: 12490

#Part-A Aptitude & General Biotechnology

Tay-Sachs disease shows autosomal recessive inheritance. Parents of a newly diagnosed affected child are referred for genetic counselling. It would be correct to tell them that:
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#Question id: 12490

#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology

Tay-Sachs disease shows autosomal recessive inheritance. Parents of a newly diagnosed affected child are referred for genetic counselling. It would be correct to tell them that:
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#Question id: 12491

#Part-A Aptitude & General Biotechnology

Phenylketonuria shows autosomal recessive inheritance with an incidence of 1 in 10000. Assume that the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Which of the following is correct?
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#Question id: 12491

#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology

Phenylketonuria shows autosomal recessive inheritance with an incidence of 1 in 10000. Assume that the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Which of the following is correct?
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#Question id: 12492

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A young man with phenylketonuria, who was successfully treated following diagnosis on newborn screening, is planning to start a family with his healthy, unaffected, and unrelated partner, who has no family history of phenylketonuria . Phenylketonuria shows autosomal recessive inheritance with an incidence of 1 in 10 000. Assume that the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Which of the following is correct?