Humans Are Playing a Decreasing Role in the Process of Extinction

question 11

True/False

Humans are playing a decreasing role in the process of extinction.

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Definitions:

Sickle Cell Anemia

A genetic blood disorder characterized by red blood cells that assume an abnormal, rigid, sickle shape, leading to severe pain and potential organ damage.

Frameshift

A type of genetic mutation caused by insertions or deletions of a number of nucleotides in a DNA sequence that is not divisible by three, leading to a shift in the reading frame of the genetic message and resulting in a potentially nonfunctional protein.

Transposable Element

A DNA sequence that can change its position within the genome, potentially altering or disrupting the genes into which it moves.

Deletion

Mutation in which one or more nucleotides are lost from DNA.