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Answer the following based on the PAH gene for the geneti disorder, PKU. Use the

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Answer the following based on the PAH gene for the geneti disorder, PKU. Use the following link to help answering the questions (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/guide/howto/find-gen-phen/)

a. The name of the gene, its Gene ID and corresponding MIM #, and its chromosomal location;

b. The size of the genomic sequence;

c. The size of the mRNA sequence; if there are multiple mRNAs, then the longest;

d. The number of exons;

e. The size of the encoded protein, in kilodaltons and in number of amino acids;

f. Domains of the protein, i.e. regions of the protein with known functions or homology to other proteins.

Explanation / Answer

A. Gene name - PKU1 , Phenylalanine hydroxylase

Gene ID - 5053

MIM - 612349

Chromosomal location - 12q23.2

B. Genomic size - 121,526bp

C. PAH variant 1 - 4134 bp

D. Exon number - 15

E . Protein size - 452 amino acids and 52 KDa