Imagine you have a magic wand that can either increase or decrease gene transcri

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Imagine you have a magic wand that can either increase or decrease gene transcription of any one single gene. a). By could you use this wand to make a man grow breast? Explain how. (Be clear on what gene you would alter and how you would alter it.)
b). By using the same wand could you make a woman grow beard? Explain. Imagine you have a magic wand that can either increase or decrease gene transcription of any one single gene. a). By could you use this wand to make a man grow breast? Explain how. (Be clear on what gene you would alter and how you would alter it.)
b). By using the same wand could you make a woman grow beard? Explain. a). By could you use this wand to make a man grow breast? Explain how. (Be clear on what gene you would alter and how you would alter it.)
b). By using the same wand could you make a woman grow beard? Explain.

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IF you have a magic wand that can either increase or decrease gene transcription of any one single gene.

1 - If we use this wand to make a man grow breast very rarely possible because estrogen acts as a growth hormone to increase the size of male breast .

But a small proportion of male gynecomastia cases may be inherited due to the very rare aromatase excess syndrome inherited in an autosomal dominant manner.

Gynecomastia is thought to be caused by an altered ratio of estrogens to androgens mediated by an increase in estrogen production, a decrease in androgen production, or a combination of these two factors.

2 -.

By using the same wand you could make a woman grow beard yes it is possible because Hypertrichosis is an abnormal amount of hair growth over the body in woman it is also possible due to gene transcription.

  An affected female carrying the hypertrichosis gene through using this wend.

Hypertrichosis lanuginose:

Congenital hypertrichosis lanuginosa may be caused by an inverse mutation on the 8q chromosome, however, it could also be possibly the result of a spontaneous genetic mutation rather than inheritance.[This form is a dominant autosomal (not located on the sex chromosomes) cutaneous disorder, that affects the skin.

Congenital generalized hypertrichosis has a dominant pattern of inheritance and has been linked to chromosome xq24-q27.1.

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