BRCA 1 & 2

Question 1

What are BRCA 1 and 2 genes?

Answer 1

tumor supressor genes that usually prevents cancer

Question 2

What happens if a person has a mutated brca 1 gene

Answer 2

greater risk of cancer

Question 3

mutated BRCA 1 gene: which is more likely? ovarian or breast cancer

Answer 3

ovarian cancer

Question 4

Mutated BRCA1 gene: which cancers are more likely to occur because of it

Answer 4

Breast cancer, Secondary primary breast cancer, ovarian cancer

Question 5

Mutated BRCA 2 gene:

Which cancers are more likely to occur because of it

Answer 5

Male breast cancer, prostate (penis) cancer, Pancreatic cancer, Melanoma cancer

Question 6

How is one tested for bRCA 1 or BRCA 2 mutation

Answer 6

gel electrophoresis

Question 7

gel ectrophoresis:

DNA and RNA are ___charged molecules

Answer 7

negatively charged molecules

Question 8

DNA and Rna are ___ so they are pulled toward ___charged end of gel

Answer 8

negatively charged

positively

Question 9

Proteins are ___ charged

Answer 9

positively c