Fragile X Syndrome: CGG Expanding Repeat
About the Lecture
The lecture Fragile X Syndrome: CGG Expanding Repeat by Georgina Cornwall, PhD is from the course Single-Gene Disorders.
Included Quiz Questions
What is the excessive trinucleotide repeat in fragile X syndrome?
- Cytosine-guanine-guanine
- Cytosine-adenine-guanine
- Cytosine-thymine-guanine
- Guanine-adenine-adenine
- Adenine-thymine-guanine
Which of the following best describes fragile X syndrome?
- The most common cause of inherited intellectual disability.
- The most common autosomal bleeding disorder.
- The most common cause of inherited lysosomal storage disease.
- The most common cause of fattty acid metabolism disruption.
- The most common cause of sex-linked colorblindness.
How does the excessive trinucleotide repeat in fragile X syndrome affect gene expression?
- It causes methylation and gene silencing.
- It causes methylation and gene transcription.
- It causes adenylation and gene silencing.
- It causes adenylation and gene transcription.
- It does not affect gene expression.
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Author of lecture Fragile X Syndrome: CGG Expanding Repeat
Georgina Cornwall, PhD
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Easy explained
By Sandra Monica D. on 06. June 2019 for Fragile X Syndrome: CGG Expanding Repeat
It helps me a lot with my presentation, I was having a hard time understanding this topic and after see this lecture it becomes easy to explain. Thank you so much.
