Consider the Following Mutations And,for Each,explain Whether You Expect It

question 40

Essay

Consider the following mutations and,for each,explain whether you expect it to be
a)potentially promoting cancer
b)dominant or recessive
i)a mutation that destroys the active site of an enzyme necessary to promote cell cycle
ii)a very premature STOP codon in a gene encoding a protein involved in the excision-repair mechanism
iii)a point mutation that renders constitutively active one of the signaling proteins in the Ras pathway
iv)a null mutation in a gene encoding an apoptotic (apoptosis-promoting)protein

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Definitions:

Incorporated

The process by which a business is legally declared a corporate entity, separate and distinct from its owners, with its own rights and liabilities.

In Personam Jurisdiction

The legal authority of a court to require a person to appear before it and to subject that person to its decisions.

In Rem Jurisdiction

A legal principle concerning the power a court has over an object or status rather than over a person, often used in property disputes.

Attachment Jurisdiction

A type of jurisdiction that allows a court to seize a defendant's property to satisfy a potential judgment before the court has made a decision on the merits of the case.