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Discuss how the therapy for PKU would be different if the disease was not caused by the essential amino acid phenylalanine,but rather by a non-essential amino acid.Would the disorder be potentially more or less life-threatening? Explain your reasoning.


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Gene Tree

A graphical representation showing the inferred evolutionary relationships among various genes from different species based on their DNA sequence.

Homologous

Referring to structures or genes that are similar in different species due to common ancestry, often performing similar functions.

Orthologs

Genes in different species that evolved from a common ancestral gene by speciation, retaining the same function.

Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms

Variations at a single location in the DNA sequence among individuals, which can affect how humans develop diseases and respond to pathogens, chemicals, drugs, etc.

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