Protein Synthesis GIZMO
Protein Synthesis GIZMO. Lucy is a baby girl who comes to see the pediatrician because she has been getting a lot of ear and skin infections. In this activity, you will learn about genes and protein synthesis to try to help Lucy. Vocabulary: As new vocabulary is introduced, the words are presented in the Gizmo as orange text - clicking the orange text opens the glossary page for that term. You can use the glossary at any point. 1. Lucy does not have enough white blood cells for her immune system to fight infections. Was this caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or ADA Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (ADA-SCID)? I found out that Lucy had ADA-SCID. I first realized that there were no HIV proteins in the blood, which scratches the idea that Lucy has HIV. Next, the blood had a high count of Deoxyadenosine. This would portray ADA-SCID, because when the ADA enzyme does not work, a high number of Deoxyadenosine will be in the blood. 2. Describe the cause and effects of each kind of mutation below:
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