Phenotype of huntington disease

Assignment Help Biology
Reference no: EM1392207

Question: Huntington disease is an autosomal dominant trait that causes neurodegeneration later in life. Matt, who is too young to display the phenotype of Huntington disease, is married and has one son. Matt discovers that his mother has Huntington disease. Matt's father does not have Huntington's disease. Since Huntington's disease is a rare disorder, assume that Matt's mother is heterozygous and that his wife does not have Huntington's Disease. What is the probability Matt's son will get Huntington's disease?
A) 0.75 B) 0.5
C) 0.25 D) 0.125

Reference no: EM1392207

Questions Cloud

Evaluate propositions for economic choice : Evaluate alternative propositions for economic choice by one or more individuals, firms, organizations, or governments applying one or more of the economic theories provided in the course.
Companys pay structure is fair to women and minorities : You have been asked to evaluate whether a companys pay structure is fair to women and minorities.
Information about sampling distribution of proportion : Suppose a population proportion is .40, and 80% of the time when you draw a random sample from this population you get the  sample proportion of .35 or more.
Test of sample means or sample proportions : At the .05 level, you are testing whether there is a significant difference in the proportions of college students and similar aged non college students having accidents during the two year period. Is this a test of sample means or sample proporti..
Phenotype of huntington disease : Huntington disease is an autosomal dominant trait that causes neurodegeneration later in life. Matt, who is too young to show the phenotype of Huntington disease,
Formulate problem as a linear programming problem : Profit contributions are $6 per bunch of roses and $8 per bunch of carnations. Formulate this problem as a linear programming problem.
College students having accidents during two year period : you are testing whether there is a significant difference in the proportions of college students and similar aged non college students having accidents during the two year period. Is this a one sample or two sample test?
Find the gametes of red flower : Red flowers are dominant over white flowers. The flower color gene is represented with R/r. Large leafs are dominant over small leaves. The leaf size gene is represented L/l.
Significant difference in the proportions of college student : At the .05 level, you are testing whether there is a significant difference in the proportions of college students and similar aged non college students having accidents during the two year period. Is this a 1 or 2 tail test?

Reviews

Write a Review

Biology Questions & Answers

  Ranking the substances in order of ph

This is a kitchen activity and needs the use of a blender or you can boilthe cabbage instead, red cabbage and assorted foods and liquids.

  Creating the different haplotypes

A rare autosomal recessive disorder causes pink hair. A non-carrier male and an affected female marry. Think about the following pedigree and RFLP analysis prepared using HindIII.

  Explain how it is expressed in a person and inherited

Hormone Z, responsible for maintaining normal blood levels of chemical A, binds to membrane-bound receptors on its target cells. These target cells use G-protein and cyclic AMP to carry out the response of hormone Z. compute the consequences if a dru..

  Compute the ph of a solution

Both endocrine and nervous systems are major regulating systems of the body; though, nervous system has been compared to an airmail delivery system and endocrine system to the pony express. In brief explain this comparison.

  Hemoglobin values

Hematocrit values may be estimated from hemoglobin values by multiplying the hemoglobin value by three. Discuss how do the actual hematocrit values of your sample compare with the computed value obtained from the hemoglobin concentration?

  Relationship of cardiac output and emax of left ventricle

Determine the relationship of cardiac output and Emax of the left ventricle in regards to heart failure?

  Alternative and null hypothesis

An ecologist observed that sugar maples seemed to dominate the understory of a forest while the larger trees were mainly white oaks. Are the maples replacing the oaks?

  How might defective mitochondria lead to cancer

Suppose archaeologists discover human skeletal remains in Ethiopia. Examination of the bones suggests that the remains represent four types of individuals. Two of the skeletons have bone densities that are 30 percent less than those of the other two ..

  Single protein in two different cell lines

Assume you have discovered that a single protein in two different cell lines is significantly overexpressed in one of them.

  Genotype of the gamete

Assume you have also identified a 3rd recessive mutation that you call crimson. Wasps homozygous for crimson have a red abdomen.

  Actions of biceps brachii muscle

Actions of the biceps brachii muscle include: supination of the forearm, Flexion of the shoulder, Flexion of the elbow.

  Charactristics of the atomic structure of helium

In modern blimps, the gas of choice used to inflate them is helium rather than hydrogen. Hydrogen would be lighter, but helium is safer. Compare and contrast the atomic structure of hydrogen and helium.

Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd