Bioinformatics

  Answer the following questions: 1. List and describe 3 types of genetic mutations. For each one list and briefly describe a disease which the mutation causes. 2. We talked about two types of repairs that can occur after the DNA has been cut. Identify and describe both of them. Explain which one you think may be more beneficial for curing genetic diseases. 3. CRISPR/ Cas9 was a coopted from the bacterial cell response to a virus. Explain the process that the bacterium uses. Then explain how it can be used to cure genetic diseases. 4. What does it mean to knockout and knock in a gene? How can that be used to translate the genome-based knowledge into health benefits.? 5. Discuss one of the ethical questions that can arise from the ability to modify the genome.