Which of the Following Children Born with Cataracts Will Likely

question 79

Multiple Choice

Which of the following children born with cataracts will likely show permanent impairment?

• A) Jon, who had corrective surgery at 4 months old
• B) Jesse, who had corrective surgery at 4 years old
• C) Jennifer, who had corrective surgery at 12 years old
• D) Jackson, who had corrective surgery at 18 years old

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Definitions:

Single Letter Code

The system of representing amino acids or nucleotides using single letter abbreviations to simplify notation in sequences.

Peptide

Short chains of amino acid monomers linked by peptide (amide) bonds, playing crucial roles in biological functions.

α-Carbon

The carbon atom directly attached to a functional group in an organic molecule.

Racemic Mixtures

A mixture containing equal amounts of two enantiomers of a compound, making it optically inactive due to the canceling effect of the two forms' rotation of plane-polarized light.