According to a 2017 ICMR study, 1 in 7 individuals in India suffer from mental disorders. The study also found that the most common mental... View Article
Clinically, there are 10 types of personality disorders (PD) and a set of identifying guidelines are used to group these PDs into three clusters... View Article
As a general rule of thumb, genetic disorders are not curable as they stem from faulty genes which are present in almost every cell in the body.... View Article
Unlike other illnesses such as cancer or diabetes, there are no uniform tests which can provide an effective diagnosis of mental illness.... View Article
The Rh null blood group is the golden blood type. It contains no Rh antigens on the RBC (red blood). It is known to be the rarest of blood... View Article
In an individual, a genotype forms a complete genetic constitution. In other words, it is the genetic makeup of an entity or group of entities... View Article
Natural selection is a key mechanism of evolution. It is the differential reproduction and survival of an individual as a result of variations in... View Article
Humans possess an additional pair of sex chromosomes for 46 chromosomes. These sex chromosomes are referred to as X and Y. In a eukaryotic cell,... View Article
Males may have haemophilia if it inherits an affected X chromosome having a mutation in either the factor IX or factor VIII gene. Females may... View Article
Generally, protein translation can initiate at a Methionine codon (even though the codon can be seen elsewhere in the protein sequence too). The... View Article
Haemophilia is distinguished by uncontrolled bleeding. It is the inability of blood to properly clot. It is one of the common X-linked recessive... View Article
Severe haemophilia A is a type of Haemophilia A. This condition is distinguished by a significantly large deficiency of factor VIII. This results... View Article
Approximately, 1 in 5,000 male births are affected by Haemophilia A. The condition of Hemophilia A is known to be the most common X-linked... View Article
Mutations can arise due to recombination or replication. It is a permanent change in the DNA sequence. DNA mutations can be of three types -... View Article
Genetic code is a triplet, not a singlet or a doublet codon as they are not adequate to code for 20 amino acids. Genetic code is a triplet codon... View Article
Factor IX is a naturally produced protein in the body. It facilitates the blood to form clots hence to stop bleeding. Administration of factor IX... View Article
Generally, the skin is thinner than other people with different hair colours. Its tooth enamel is thinner too as they are derived from the... View Article
Turner syndrome is of two types, one is the classical Turner syndrome. In this, the X chromosome is partially missing or altered. It is a... View Article
