Histone modifications can be altered by different environmental stimuli and may provide a “memory” of previous transcription or activation. While the role of the many histone modifications discovered thus far has not yet been established, many modifications have been associated with specific transcriptional states. Are epigenetic modifications heritable? Epigenetic heritabilityRead More →
1 : capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance. 2 : hereditary. What is the meaning of inheritable traits? An inherited trait is one that is genetically determined. Inherited traits are passed from parent to offspring according to the rules of Mendelian genetics. Most traits are not strictlyRead More →
With some annuities, payments end with the death of the annuity’s owner, called the “annuitant,” while others provide for the payments to be made to a spouse or other annuity beneficiary for years afterward. The purchaser of the annuity makes the decisions on these options at the time the contractRead More →
Carl Ellan Kelley She was born on November 17, 1940. Her mother was Mildred Jennings, a 12-year-old member of C.L’s congregation. Carol Ellan was born during his tenure at New Salem Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee, and was the last of his children to survive him. She died on JanuaryRead More →
The causes of anophthalmia and microphthalmia among most infants are unknown. Some babies have anophthalmia or microphthalmia because of a change in their genes or chromosomes. Anophthalmia and microphthalmia can also be caused by taking certain medicines, like isotretinoin (Accutane®) or thalidomide, during pregnancy. What is Midas Syndrome? MIDAS syndromeRead More →
Explanation: Language is somewhat not inborn nor does it comes naturally. It is learned through observation. Even if a pure German baby is born in America, that baby will learn to speak English if his/her surrounding people are English speaker, not German. Is language learned or natural? The brain isRead More →
PXE is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner, which means both copies of the gene in each cell have mutations. Is pseudoxanthoma elasticum hereditary? Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is an inherited disorder caused by mutations in the ABCC6 transporter gene that affects connective tissue in some parts of the body. ElasticRead More →
Under poaching pressure, elephants are evolving to lose their tusks. Elephants with a rare “tuskless” genetic trait had a better chance of surviving Mozambique’s long civil war, financed in part by poached ivory. What causes Tusklessness in elephants? The absence of tusks is caused by a mutation in the XRead More →
According to an article in Blood Cancer Journal, the median survival time for people with PV is 14 years after diagnosis. The authors take this survival time from a study in which half of the participants were still alive 14 years after diagnosis. Younger people tend to live for longerRead More →
Static Methods or variables do not take part in inheritance. Even though static methods or variables do not take part in inheritance and cannot be overridden, they can be redefined in a subclass. The redefinition is not called overridden but hidden. Which class Cannot be inherited? An abstract class cannotRead More →