A Disease Caused by Mutations in Pre-MRNA or in the Splicing

question 37

Multiple Choice

A disease caused by mutations in pre-mRNA or in the splicing factors is

• A) Burkitt lymphoma.
• B) thalassemia.
• C) retinitis pigmentosa.
• D) sickle-cell anemia.
• E) None of the answers is correct.

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Definitions:

Apicomplexans

A group of parasitic protists that lack structures for locomotion and that produce sporozoites as infective agents; malaria is caused by an apicomplexan.

Sporozoites

Motile infective forms of parasitic protozoa that can enter host cells; they are often associated with the life cycle of malaria-causing Plasmodium.

Nonmotile

Referring to organisms or cells that are incapable of self-movement.

Mycelium

The vegetative body of most fungi and certain protists (water molds); consists of a branched network of hyphae.