This baby was noted to have a brachial plexus injury with de…
This baby was noted to have a brachial plexus injury with decreased movement and abnormal positioning of the right upper extremity (shoulder adduction, internal rotation, elbow extension and forearm pronation) following a difficulty obstetrical delivery. This is called____?
Read DetailsA PTA observes a patient ambulating in the clinic and notes…
A PTA observes a patient ambulating in the clinic and notes that the patient’s pelvis drops on the right during left stance phase. Gluteus medius muscle weakness causes this deviation. The gluteus medius muscle is innervated by the ____?
Read DetailsTwo individuals of genotypes AAbb and aaBB, respectively, ma…
Two individuals of genotypes AAbb and aaBB, respectively, mate with one another and produce an F1 offspring. If the two loci (A and B) are very closely linked, what will be the genotypes of most of the gametes produced by the F1 individual? (hint: think about what the chromosomes look like in the parents and F1).
Read DetailsThere is a rare disease called ptosis which results in the a…
There is a rare disease called ptosis which results in the affected individual being unable to completely open their eyes. (I’m not making this up!) The condition is caused by an autosomal dominant allele P. A woman who has ptosis marries a man with normal eyelids. The woman’s father had ptosis, but her mother had normal eyelids. Her father’s mother (her grandmother) had normal eyelids. What is the genotype of the woman’s paternal grandmother? [1] What must be the phenotype of her paternal grandfather? [2] What proportion of the women’s children is expected to have ptosis? [3]
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