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1 As a result of a walking while texting accident, you have broken your nose and

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Question

1 As a result of a walking while texting accident, you have broken your nose and your doctor has prescribed painkillers to help you through this difficult time. Which of the following is most likely to occur as a result of your use of painkillers?

2. MERFF (Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers) is a genetic condition caused by a mutation in a mitochondrial gene. A man diagnosed with this disease most likely inherited this disease from his:

a The cells in your body will start to produce more smooth endoplasmic reticulum to help metabolize the painkillers.

Explanation / Answer

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Option ‘a’ is correct one. Because when drug enter inside the body, at that time smooth endoplasmic reticulum start working for metabolizing drug.

b. If Lysosomes will hydrolyze before it can be effective That will not give relief to the patient.

c. If Golgi apparatus will label and package the painkiller out of cells, In that case it will not give relief from pain.

d. As we all know that the primary function of mitochondria is to provide cellular energy.

2. MERFF (Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers) is a genetic condition caused by a mutation in a mitochondrial gene. A man diagnosed with this disease most likely inherited this disease from his:

Answer: - Mother

Explanation:-MERRF is caused by variation in mitochondrial DNA. It gets transmitted by maternal to its offspring only. Male with this mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) pathogenic variant can’t transmit to his offspring.

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