Prenatal Screening for PKU Usually Involves Examining

question 8

Multiple Choice

Prenatal screening for PKU usually involves examining

• A) RNA.
• B) an enzyme substrate.
• C) the product of an enzyme.
• D) DNA.
• E) an enzyme.

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Definitions:

Fatty Acids

Organic compounds that are the building blocks of fats in the human body and are used for energy storage and cell structure.

Acetyl-CoA

An important metabolic intermediate that links glycolysis and the citric acid cycle, involved in energy production and synthesis of fatty acids.

Aerobic Respiration

A metabolic process involving oxygen in the breakdown of glucose or other nutrients to produce energy (ATP), carbon dioxide, and water, taking place in the mitochondria of cells.

Photosynthesis

The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water, producing oxygen as a byproduct.