Answer: Point mutation is easily reversible, thus non-lethal
Explanation:
Point mutation is caused by exchange of a single nucleotide for another. These change is called
1) Transition (when a purine base substitute another purine base, or pyrimidine bases substitute each other)
2) Transversion (when a purine base substitute a pyrimidine base).
However, note that a point mutation can be easily reversed by another point mutation; so, the claim that a nucleotide difference in the Hsr12 gene caused the human disease is inaccurate
The cell is in METAPHASE PHASE OF MEIOSIS. At this phase, the pairs of homologous chromosomes moves to the cell equator. These pairs of homologous chromosomes will be separated in anaphase I. The number of chromosomes remains constant until the first cell division is completed, then the chromosomes will be divided into two daughter cells.
Answer:
<u>Pro:</u>
May hold answers to cure various diseases including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's - these may be answers to various diseases that are not able to cure.
Requires a small number of cells because of the fast replication rate - these are able to produce a high amount of cells in the lab as they are able to replicate faster.
Medical benefits such as regenerating organ tissue and therapeutic cell cloning
<u>cons:</u>
ethical controversy over use of stem cells from lab fertilized human egg - there is an ethical controversy around the use of lab fertilized human egg
unproven treatments often come with high rejection rates - these researches provide uncertain results and not tested and easily affected so the rate of rejection is high
The cost can be prohibited for many patients - these require high cost and can not be in the budget of every patient.
