What is a disorder that results from a change in an amino acid in the hemoglobin molecule?
Q. 1.What is a disorder that results from a change in an amino acid in the hemoglobin molecule? 2.What is the total number of chromosomes in a diploid cell of a person with down syndrome? 3. what is an example of a sex-influenced trait A. down syndrome B.colorblindness C.male pattern baldness D. skin color
Asked by :) - Tue Feb 3 17:36:06 2009 - - 2 Answers - 1 Comments

A. sickle cell anemia- change of negative glutamic acid into neutral valine 47- (2 x 23) + 1 colorblindness
Answered by unknown - Tue Feb 3 17:47:38 2009

Can someone give me a rare genetic disorder to write a paper on?
Q. I need to write a paper on a genetic disorder. It has to be something not in my biology book so that's why I want a rare one. Can anyone list some? Perhaps some interesting ones? Thanks.
Asked by Ben Z - Fri May 8 22:01:19 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. MY TOP 3 favorite genetic disorders i learned about in med school: 1. Alkaptonuria- when your pee turns black when exposed to air 2. Huntington's- when people have abnormal jerky body movements 3. Pseudoxanthoma elasticum- when a 20 year old person has the lose skin of an 80 year old Good Luck!
Answered by kondachee - Fri May 8 22:27:36 2009

What kind of unusual problems can occur with an eating disorder?
Q. I have had an eating disorder for about 2 and a half years, I am recovering now and doing much better, but while i had it (bulimia/anorexia) I had some medical problems i had never had before but didnt seem to be listed as common problems associated with having an eating disorder. Such as I has ovarian cists, kidney stones, blueish coloron my fingernails, and when i first started i lost my period even though i wasnt seriously underweight at the time. Does anyone know why these type of things might happen, and if they could be ED realated or are they just coincidenses>?
Asked by myrandaacoalson - Sat Jan 20 21:37:06 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I'm not a doctor, and it is difficult to give you a good answer without a few more details (length of time of ED, etc.) but I do know that the body is a SYSTEM and it makes a lot of sense to me that when one part of you is "malfunctioning", other parts will as well. If you are not getting the proper nutrients and/or not absorbing them, your body will manifest these deficiencies through dis-ease. Bulimia puts a great deal of pressure on your metabolic system: you are forcing expulsion of food, sending confusing messages to both your digestive system and to your brain. The body becomes "acidic"-- its natural state when ill-- and it is easy to understand how you could develop kidney stones and even cysts. Re your period being irregular,… [cont.]
Answered by healthiacynthia - Sat Jan 20 21:56:05 2007