<span>Here are the choices: </span>
(a) deletion(b) inversion (c) duplication(d) insertion
Answer: (d) insertion
This mutation occurs when (an) additional nucleotide base pair/s attach themselves into an existing DNA strand. This can possibly result to diseases such as cystic fibrosis and myotonic dystrophy.
Is this just a random question or is there any information given to us about his parents? if not, C would be your answer
Capsid is the component of a virus that is lacking in its cell
A capsid is the protein shell that surrounds a virus. Capsids functions by protecting the nucleic acids of a virus while interacting with the host environment. Capsids are made up of many oligomeric structural subunits that contains the protein; protomers. Capsids are generally grouped based on their structure. The common ones are helical and icosahedral.
It is C as to have freckles you have to have a dominant and recessive gene (can be worked out using a punnett square) as the child has 50% of not having freckles like his dad or 50% having freckles like his mom.
male genes(homozygous recessive)
f f
female F Ff Ff
genes
f ff ff
so ff is not having freckles and being homozygous recessive, or Ff having freckles and being heterozygous.
So the child is heterozygous so C
