The alteration in the DNA leads to abnormal RNA processing, an important step in the production of proteins. This abnormal processing is felt to result in functional alterations of this protein that can lead to disease.
Bacteria Viruses Fungi Protozoa Helminthes Prions
Plasmodium vivax, P. falciparum, P. ovale and P. malariae are the four types of parasites that affect the human. P. knowlesie is recently found to infect human, which normally affect the primates.
Curium is a strongly radioactive element; curium in the human organism can destroy red cells and bones.
Muscular Dystrophy (abbr. MD) is a genetic disorder that DESTROYS MUSCLES that help the body move. As the muscle is destroyed they are replaced with fat and and connective tissue. Source.: Textbook: Human Biology 11th edition, pg 268; Silvia S. Mader.
All organisms have some affect on their environment. For example an organism may deplete their food source but then the population will die out or move on and the environment will recover. Humans are the only animals that control / manipulate the environment to suit themselves.
Hemophilia, Colorblindness, Tay-Sachs, Muscular Dystrophy, etc..
Yes
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The only organism that puts trash in the desert is a human. The only organism that can remove trash from the desert is another human.
Myotonic Goats, also known as the Tennessee Fainting goat.
Kuru involves abnormal clumps of protein that accumulate throughout the brain, destroying brain tissue and leaving spongy holes.
Yes. Anything that lives ( or was alive) is an organism.