The following is an excerpt from the case study "It's All Greek to Me": Dr. Stephens calls Mr. and Mrs. Stamos [and tells them]
... 'I am sorry to give you bad news. Nikoleta does have anemia [and] Nikoleta's disorder has a genetic basis.' 'But neither one of us has any of the problems Nikoleta has. We aren't tired all the time. We work out every day,' replies Mr. Stamos." What is the basis for Mr. Stamos's response?
Select one:
a. Anemia reduces the amount of nutrients reaching body cells and can be passed on through DNA.
b. Anemia reduces the amount of oxygen reaching body cells and can be passed on through DNA.
c. Anemia reduces the amount of water reaching body cells and is passed on by airborne viruses.
d. Anemia reduces the amount of protein reaching body cells and is passed on by airborne viruses.
The correct answer for this question is this one: "d. Anemia reduces the amount of protein reaching body cells and is passed on by airborne viruses." The basis for Mr. Stamos's response is that <em>Anemia reduces the amount of protein reaching body cells and is passed on by airborne viruses. </em>Hope this helps answer your question and have a nice day ahead.
The correct statement is option A which is, "A gene is a segment on the DNA. DNA is wrapped in proteins to form a chromosome".
<h3>Explanation:</h3>
A gene is the part of DNA in the nucleus which encodes for the specific trait in the body. DNA is the nucleotide sequence which is the blue print for the whole organism. It contains genes for all the structures and functions in the body.
So it is very long sequence containing the million of genes. So in nucleus it is present in compress form. It is wrapped on the histones proteins and condense and supersondense into a specific structure which is known as chromosome.
