Background
Functions
Mutations
Einstein
100
The term “ASPM” is actually _____________?
What is the gene’s official symbol?
100
This then controls how much space there is for _______?
What is Neurons?
100
More than _____ mutations in the ASPM gene have been found to cause MCPH.
What is 80?
100
______________ help the brain process information more quickly.
What is Closely packed neurons?
200
ASPM stands for?
What is Abnormal Spindle-like Microcephaly-Associated gene?
200
ASPM controls ______________ that cells in the cerebral cortex can divide.
What is How Many Times?
200
Almost all of the ASPM gene mutations reduce production of the _________.
What is ASPM Proteins?
200
Einstein's prefrontal cortex was __________, giving him a greater density of neurons.
What is Thinner?
300
___________ have extra stretches of DNA in ASPM then most other mammals.
What is Primates?
300
Ultimately, ASMP proteins decide the overall _______ of the brain.
What is Size?
300
MCPH is characterized by ___________________.
What is: an abnormally small head and brain, intellectual disability, and delayed development.
300
Einstein's brain had ____________________, indicating that it was functioning higher.
What is More folds and wrinkles?
400
ASPM is also known as a?
What is "Brain Booster"?
400
ASPM provides ______________ for making proteins that are involved in cell division.
What is Instructions?
400
What does MCPH stand for?
What is "Microcephaly primary hereditary”?
400
Einstein's cortex had the same number of ________, and the same average neuron size.
What is Neuron?