Explain how cancer cells can be treated using ‘traditional’ approaches (e.g., radiation, surgery, chemotherapy) compared with the ‘new’, alternative approaches or technology. Give 2 examples of new approaches to cancer treatment, but you can’t use gene therapy nor CRISPR as alternatives.
From the zygote to embryo, cells divide by mitosis.
From the zygote to embryo, cells divide by mitosis.
A little girl was recently been diagnosed in kindergarten wi…
A little girl was recently been diagnosed in kindergarten with an autosomal recessive disease known as Batten disease. Unfortunately, there is no known cure and she is not expected to live past her 20’s. She has a 5 year old brother has none of the signs of Batten disease her sister had while she was young. What is the probability that the brother is a carrier?
The major difference between Bipolar I and Bipolar II is tha…
The major difference between Bipolar I and Bipolar II is that:
All of the following were reasons attributed to Mendel’s suc…
All of the following were reasons attributed to Mendel’s successful observations about inheritance EXCEPT:
Some combinations of recessive alleles cause problems so sev…
Some combinations of recessive alleles cause problems so severe that the fetus ceases to develop. Such lethal allele combinations appear to alter Mendelian ratios because
Hemophilia is a sex-linked recessive disease in which blood…
Hemophilia is a sex-linked recessive disease in which blood does not clot properly. Indicate if these statements about the gene for blood clotting are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F) 1. Boys have only one copy of this gene 2. Females inherit copies of this gene from both parents 3. Boys inherit a copy of this gene from their fathers 4. Girls cannot have hemophilia
Which of the following is NOT technologies could come from s…
Which of the following is NOT technologies could come from somatic cell nuclear transplant (SCNT)?
Many people with depression experience this symptom in which…
Many people with depression experience this symptom in which they feel as though nothing they do has an impact on the outcome, which leads the person to stop exhibiting various behaviors, such as self-care and socializing.
Andrea is eating a chicken breast, and wonders how many chro…
Andrea is eating a chicken breast, and wonders how many chromosomes are in each muscle cell. She looks it up – 78 total. Therefore, a sperm or an unfertilized egg/oocyte from a chicken would contain __ chromosomes. Note: chicken are diploid organisms.