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MUTATIONS
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Gene Mutation: Methemoglobinemia
Blue skin results from a mutated enzyme Body cannot recycle red blood cells
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Gene Mutation: The Ultra-female Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
Genetically male (XY) Testosterone receptor proteins cannot detect the presence of testosterone Because testosterone, not a Y chromosome determines gender… Biologically female
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Chromosomal Mutations: Klinefelter’s Syndrome
XXY males Tend to be taller than normal Low testosterone levels
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Chromosomal Mutations: Turner’s Syndrome
XO female, only 45 chromosomes Never go through puberty Short stature Square-ended fingers and toes Limited sense of geographic direction
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