Question

You are reading a science fiction novel about a biotechnologically advanced society where individuals must choose one of the following types of mutations for a future child to have in all its cells before they are born. As an expert biologist who wants a healthy child, which of the following mutations would you choose for your future child?
a. Insertion mutation in a tumor suppressor gene.
b. Gain of function mutation in a proto-oncogene
c. Deletion mutation in the p53 gene.
d. Loss of function mutation in tumor suppressor gene
e. Gain of function mutation in the p53 gene.

Answer 1

Answer:

e. Gain of function mutation in the p53 gene.

Explanation:

A genome can be defined as the complete set of hereditary instructions that is typically found in the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).

Genome editing can be defined as a high-tech process which avail scientists the opportunity or ability to remove (delete), replace and insert Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) sequence in a living organism such as bacterias, animals, plants etc in order to correct a genetic disorder and to improve on their physical and chemical conditions.

Also, transcription can be defined as a process which typically involves re-writing the informations contained within a Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) into a Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) by enzyme RNA polymerase.

In this scenario, you are reading a science fiction novel about a biotechnologically advanced society where individuals must choose a type of mutations for a future child to have in all its cells before they are born. As an expert biologist who wants a healthy child, you should choose a gain of function mutation in the p53 gene for your future child because they are clinically and biologically distinct.