Introduction to molecular and experimental genetics

Question 1

what are the effects of inherited mutations?

Answer 1

Small where the genetic variant is common.

Large in the case of very rare mutations.

Question 2

What are the generic stages of treatment for cancer?

Answer 2

Targeted screening
preventive surgery
personalised medicine

Question 3

what are the importance of genetics and genomics?

Answer 3

Allows us to determine how various diseases and autoimmune diseases arise and how we could treat them. 
Cancer
Type 2 diabetes
cardiovascular disease
psychiatric disorders

Question 4

What is a de novo mutation?

Answer 4

A mutation that is present for the first time in one family member as a result of a variant (mutation) in a germ cell of one of the parents.

A new mutation/variant.

Question 5

What common variant affects the risk of myocardial infarction?

Answer 5

Variant on chromosome 9p21 affects the risk of myocardial infarction.