1. Select one disorder or condition that is caused by a mutation. Describe the t

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1. Select one disorder or condition that is caused by a mutation.

Describe the type of mutation, characteristics of the disorder, and prevelance in the population.


2. The Human Genome Project is attempting to unravel the mysteries of the function and location of all human genes. Conducting genetic profiles on individuals will be an expensive procedure once the Genome Project is completed.

Discuss the following:

Medical insurance companies have the right to learn the genetic profiles of individuals that they insure.

Explanation / Answer

sickle-cell anemia. -The genetic disorder is due to the mutation of a single nucleotide, from a GAG to GTG codon mutation, becoming a GUG codon by transcription. -The prevalence of the disease in the United States is approximately 1 in 5,000, mostly affecting Americans of Sub-Saharan African descent, according to the National Institutes of Health.[4] In the United States, about 1 out of 500 African-American children born will have sickle-cell anaemia. Three quarters of sickle-cell cases occur in Africa. The carrier frequency ranges between 10% and 40% across equatorial Africa, decreasing to 1–2% on the north African coast and

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