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Phenylketonuira

In this activity, students are assigned different alleles of the gene for phenylalanine hydroxylase to research using OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man). They are then asked to both explain and illustrate how this mutation may cause the disease phenylketonuria (PKU).
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Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
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March 7, 2007
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Scott Cooper
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Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man

Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man

OMIM is a searchable online database of human genes and genetic disorders. Included re extensive text descriptions, map... see more

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Author:
Dr. Victor A. McKusick, McKusick-Nathans Institute for Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD) and National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine (Bethesda, MD)
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