During the formation of gametes, specialized germs cells fir…
During the formation of gametes, specialized germs cells first divide mitotically and then they undergo meiosis. The following graph is representing DNA content of male testicular cell during sperm formation. In the graph, DNA replication during S phase is represented by which numbered part(s) of the cycle?[Sphase] In the graph, G1 is represented by which part of the cycle?[G1phase] Based on the graph, how much DNA is present in a resulting human sperm? [DNAmass]
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Radiation therapy for cancer works because a cell’s DNA is exposed during mitosis and most vulnerable to damage from radiation. Because cancer cells are uncontrollably undergoing mitosis, they die when exposed to the treatment. The common side effects of radiation treatment are hair loss and vomiting. What does this imply?
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A man has extra digits (six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot). His wife and their daughter have a normal number of digits. Having extra digits is an autosomal dominant trait. The couple’s second child has extra digits. What is the probability that their next (third) child will have extra digits?
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