The allele underlying sickle-cell disease affects the structure of the ____ molecule inside cells

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.


hemoglobin; red blood

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Which strand is the coding strand, and where is the N-terminal end of the resulting peptide located?

Consider the following double-stranded DNA sequence that codes for a short polypeptide. 5'-A-T-G-T-G-G-C-C-A-C-T-A-T-A-A-T-C-A-3' 3'-T-A-C-A-C-C-G-G-T-G-A-T-A-T-T-A-C-T-5' A) The top strand is the coding strand, and the N-terminus is on the right. B) The top strand is the coding strand, and the N-terminus is on the left. C) The bottom strand is the coding strand, and the N-terminus is on the right. D) The bottom strand is the coding strand, and the N-terminus is on the left. E) Not enough information is given to answer the question.

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Familial Down syndrome is a result of

A. inversion. B. deficiency. C. gene duplication. D. translocation

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Which of the following is one of the assumptions of the Hardy-Weinberg law?

A) The population is small. B) Non-random mating occurs within the population. C) Mutations appear in the gene pool at high frequency. D) Migration occurs into or out of the population. E) The ability of all genotypes to survive and reproduce is the same.

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