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What was often the most lethal European disease that was brought to the Americas?
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The winner of that dubious honor would probably be Smallpox.
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What is an example of a lethal dominant mutation?
the example of lethal dominant mutation is huntington's disease.
Is Lyme disease lethal?
yes, if untreated
What was the most lethal infectious disease of 1990?
Pneumonia
What is the most lethal infectious disease of 1990?
pneumonia
Is Rabies a non-lethal disease?
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How do dominant lethal alleles persist in populations even though their fitness is essentially zero?
Huntington's disease, where the lethal allele expresses itself very late in an individuals life. Persons carrying the dominant lethal allele does not become aware of the disease until after their reproductive age. Thus, they pass the lethal allele to their children without knowing and the allele persists.
A recessive lethal gene exists in a population and remains for several generations Which woman could have passed the recessive lethal allele to offspring but not have the disease herself?
a woman who is heterozygous for the gene
What disease did not originate from Europe but was deadly and often lethal in north America?
Syphilus was brought to Europe by Christopher Columbus from South America,where the indiginous people had high resistance and rarely showed symptoms.It then found its way to North America through the migration of Europeans.
How was mumps first used?
Mumps wasn't used as anything. Mumps is a disease, and was at first very lethal.
What is kernicterus?
Kernicterus-- A potentially lethal disease of newborns caused by excessive accumulation of the bile pigment bilirubin.
Why are the red squirells endangered in Britain?
Because the grey squirell carries a disease that is not harmful to them, but is lethal for red squirells.
Is Huntington's disease caused by 3 chromosomes of the 21st pair?
page 314 Huntington's disease is lethal GENETIC DISORDER caused by a rare dominant allele. It's not a chromosonal disease, it is a genetic disorder. D
