Mitochondrial Diseases

What does it mean when a child is referred to as a "3 parent baby" be specific (5 points)

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What process do mitochondria use to generate energy?

• oxidative phosphorylation

• photosynthesis

• Calvin cycle

• protein synthesis

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

How many proteins does the mitochondria need in order to function?

• 1500

• 200

• 13

• 1487

How many proteins does the cell's nuclear dna make for the mitochondria?

• 1500

• 200

• 13

• 1487

How many proteins does the mitochondria make?

• 1500

• 200

• 13

• 1487

True or False: If one mitochondria is affected by a genetic mutation then all of the organism's mitochondria are affected by this mutation

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

When is leigh syndrome most likely to appear?

• adulthood

• old age

• childhood

How many mitochondria can one cell have?

• One per cell

• Many per cell

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Mitochondrial DNA is inherited from whom?

• Dad

• Mom

How many genes are affected in a person with leigh syndrome?

• 20

• 1500

• 75

• 4