Fragile X syndrome

1. -What is Fragile X syndrome

a. what is its cause?

2. -What is neurofibromatosis?
3. – Describe and diseases it may cause.

a. autosomal dominant disease trait/X-linked recessive trait/

4. -What are (Two paragraphs):

a. Dominant

b. Recessive

c. Sex-linked

d. Hemizygous genes

5. -What are the characteristics of a metastatic tumor
6. -Describe mutation of the breast carcinoma 1 and 2 (BRCA1 and BRCA2) gene
7. -What is the importance of Vitamin supplements and:

a. Antioxidants

8. How RAS proto-oncogene mutation affects cells by__________***
9. Why are stem cells transplant for leukemia categorized as multipotent?
10. -What is the indication for biopsy of a breast mass?
11. -What is the education for family of children with PKU
12. -DNA that is transmitted from parents to offspring mainly comes from?

a. What are the “checkpoints” where damaged DNA is fixed?

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