■Describe how mutations lead to genetic variations.
■Which appears to be more dangerous: the BRC1 or BRC2 mutation?
■Analyze a woman’s risk of dying of cancer if she carries a mutated BRC1 gene.
■How do heredity and inheritance relate to the data presented in these charts?
■What data would you need to see in order to draw conclusions about the effectiveness of preventive surgeries?
■What does the age at diagnosis tell you about the mutation?
■Explain how breast-cancer genes are still present in the population, despite cancer-related surgeries and deaths.

Question

■Describe how mutations lead to genetic variations.
■Which appears to be more dangerous: the BRC1 or BRC2 mutation?
■Analyze a woman’s risk of dying of cancer if she carries a mutated BRC1 gene.
■How do heredity and inheritance relate to the data presented in these charts?
■What data would you need to see in order to draw conclusions about the effectiveness of preventive surgeries?
■What does the age at diagnosis tell you about the mutation?
■Explain how breast-cancer genes are still present in the population, despite cancer-related surgeries and deaths.

blues · Answer

It is very difficult to help you understand the concepts in these questions unless you at least give us a place to start. For example, the first point about mutations and genetic variations. Do you understand what mutations are?

anonymous · Answer

not really

blues · Answer

So each organism has DNA. Do you understand what DNA is and what properties it has that let it store information?

anonymous · Answer

@Calliope
:)

anonymous · Answer

well thanks for all yall's help :|