How will genetics help us understand the biochemical path te

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Q.How will genetics help us understand the biochemical path tests in cells?

Answer:

Lets see what is a biochemical path first:

A biochemical pathway is nothing but a series of actions that occurs among the molecules in a cell and that leads to a certain product or some sort of a change in the cell. Such a pathway can sometimes trigger the assembly of new molecules, like fat or protein. Whereas some can also turn genes on and off.

The study of genetics help us to understand the biochemical path tests in cells.

Let us consider an Example of sickle cell anemia, which is an example of Mutation that occurs in the RBCs.

Where just a replacement of hydrophilic amino acid with hydrophobic amino acid at 6th position changes the structure (to Sickle shape) and function (abnormality in oxygen carrying capacity) of the RBC. This is a hereditary disease. And by simply studying the genetics of the pedigree of that family/ people who is suffering from that disease, we can understand the biochemical pathways which is caused the disease/mutation in RBCs.