MATCHING -Blindness Caused by Severe Vitamin a Deficiency

question 14

Multiple Choice

MATCHING
-Blindness caused by severe vitamin A deficiency

• A)Xerosis
• B)Rickets
• C)Chlorophyll
• D)Tocopherols
• E)Beta-carotene
• F)Vitamin A
• G)Vitamin E
• H)Vitamin K
• I)Calciferol
• J)Hemophilia
• K)Antibiotics
• L)Osteomalacia
• M)Calbindin
• N)Xerophthalmia
• O)Osteocalcin
• P)Phylloquinone
• Q)Wheat germ oil
• R)Erythrocyte hemolysis
• S)Cabbage
• T)Retinol

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Definitions:

Acquired Mutations

Genetic alterations that occur in an organism's lifetime rather than being inherited, often resulting from environmental factors or errors in DNA replication.

Tay-Sachs Disease

A genetic disorder caused by a deficiency of a specific enzyme, leading to the accumulation of fats in nerve cells, resulting in progressive neurodegeneration.

Recessive Allele

A variant of a gene that must be inherited from both parents to be expressed in the offspring's phenotype.

Tay-Sachs Disease

A genetic disorder that results in the destruction of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, leading to severe neurological impairment and early death.