Question

Please help me with my 03.06 Mutations assignment. :)


I have most the questions done...


How do heredity and inheritance relate to the data presented in these charts?



Explain how breast-cancer genes are still present in the population, despite cancer-related surgeries and deaths.


Thank you berry much! :)

Answer 1

BRCA1 mutation
BRCA2 mutation
No BRCA mutation
Total
Number of patients
89
35
318
442
Average age at diagnosis
43.9
46.2
50.4

Preventative mastectomy*
6
3
14
23
Preventative oophorectomy*
38
7
22
67
Number of deaths
16
1
21
38
Percent died
18
2.8
6.9
8.6

Answer 2

http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/524100c0e4b0bf40a6afbd02

Answer 3

I do not want the answers. Just some help. But, thanks anyway.