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4 different genes are responsible for OCA- TYR, OCA2, TYRP1, and SLC45A2.... t is recommended that couples with heterozygous genes (carriers) must take genetic counseling in order to determine the chances of inheritance of the disorder in their offspring.... This essay "Rare Genetic Problem: Oculocutaneous Albinism" is about this disorder....
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Essay
The human cells consist of 46 chromosomes.... Of these, two are sex chromosomes and 22 pairs are autosomal chromosomes.... The sex of a human being is ed by the combination of these chromosomes; and males have a combination of 46, XY chromosomes, while females have a combination of 46, XX chromosomes.... These chromosomes consist of strands of genetic information, which are termed the DNA....
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Essay
Most of the cancer cells have large nuclei from the surrounding normal tissue cells and the nuclei of the cancerous cells contain an abnormal number of chromosomes, a condition known as aneuploidy.... Translocations have two ways through which they can activate the protooncogenes one in which the overexpression of protooncogenes takes place which happens after the removal of these genes from the elements which hold them.... Secondly, these translocations in many tumors form hybrid genes by combining two sets of different genres together....
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Case Study
In a mutant Jimson weed, chromosome B is present in three copies whereas all other chromosomes are in a diploid state.... Jimson weed pollen grains do not tolerate multiple chromosomes and are incapable of fertilization (Crow and William 107).... The Robertsonian translocation that leads to Down syndrome occurs between chromosomes 21 and 14.... his is because it helps us to determine whether genes are on the same or separate chromosomes....
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Essay
According to the report, Chromosome, human beings are born with 23 pairs of chromosomes.... Naturally, the pairing of chromosomes and genes is similar to every human being.... Normally, human beings are born with 23 pairs of chromosomes.... Naturally, the pairing of chromosomes and genes is similar to every human being.... However, some in some people the pairing of the chromosomes may occur differently from the norm....
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Essay
The paper 'Importance of the genetics Counselling' concerns opportunities to avoid the birth of children with congenital genetic abnormalities.... But some consultants are afraid to file lawsuits if an affected child is born to parents who were not offered an essay that might have been used....
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Term Paper
This essay "chromosomes and Cell Reproduction" focuses on the number, size and centromere position/arm length ratio of the chromosome in a cell.... Autosomes are the chromosomes found in all individuals, irrespective of sex.... Metacentric chromosomes have a centromere near the center.... The number of chromosomes in a single set, as found in a gamete, is called the haploid number and is denoted by n, so diploids have 2n chromosomes....
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Essay
The presented arguments reveal a picture that gene duplication does occur and it may have laid the foundation of evolution and changes in the chromosome causing variation in the number of chromosomes.... nother method of evolution is genetic drift, these drifts are the resultant of slight mutations in genes, causing changes in chromosomes.... It is established that every individual carries a plethora of genetic material or genes inherited from the previous generation and then passes this genetic material....
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Term Paper