Answer: Missense mutation
Explanation:
Missense mutation is a type of point mutation where a single nucleotide is changed to cause substitution of a different amino acid. This in turns render the resulting protein non-functional.
In the case of sickle-cell disease, the sixth amino acid in the gene sequence, glutamate (GAG) is substituted with valine (GUA), due to Adenine nucleotide changed to Uracil nucleotide. Thus, missense mutation has occurred
Phospholipids is what a cells membrane is made of but what is basement membrane?
Answer:
I. evolved from ancestors that walked
Explanation:
Whales and pythons have vestigial structures, which are structures (hind legs) which are no longer useful to them since they have evolved. The ancestors of the whale and python did use the hind legs but over generations the whale and snake have adapted to new environments and they no longer need them.
Answer: Stem cells are like baby cells that haven’t decided what they want to be yet, so they could become anything. The other cells in our body already have either DNA to be a skin cell, muscle cell, kidney cell, red blood cell (to carry oxygen which binds to hemoglobin in the RBC), or a WBC (which helps fight off infections such as bacteria and viruses). I hope that this helps. Misty RN, BSN
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