Amylase, any member of a class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis (splitting of a compound by addition of a water molecule) of starch into smaller carbohydrate molecules such as maltose (a molecule composed of two glucose molecules).

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A frustrated mother with a 9-month-old baby comes to the clinic because her son is refusing all solid food. When talking with th

nignag [31]

Answer:

The mother should know that her child at this age is not able to eat solid foods.

Explanation:

The mother needs to know that her child is not having or struggling with any weight problem and he/she can not eat solid foods. She needs to change her way of feeding him/her and start to prepare for him/her soft bread, cooked noodles, dairy foods..etc.

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An analysis of chromosomes in a culture containing mutated cells may show the loss of one or more bases making up the chromosome

ankoles [38]

The answer is; deletion mutation

This type of mutation mostly causes a phenomenon called frameshift mutation whereby the 3-codon sequence reading frame is shifted causing the amino acids translated, downstream of the deletion site, to be altered. This can gravely affect the function of the translated proteins and result in genetic disease.

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