Sherman Douglas was born on the 15th of September 1966, which was a Thursday. Sherman Douglas will be turning 51 in only 152 days from today. Sherman Douglas is 50 years old. To be more precise (and nerdy), the current age as of right now is 18250 days or (even more geeky) 438000 hours.
Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (September 2013). Pleiotropy occurs when one gene influences two or more seemingly unrelated phenotypic traits, an example being phenylketonuria, which is a human disease that affects multiple systems but is caused by one gene defect.Consequently, a mutation in a pleiotropic gene may have an effect on some or all traits simultaneously.he underlying mechanism is that the gene codes for a product that is, for example, used by various cells, or has a signaling function on various targets. A classic example of pleiotropy is the human disease phenylketonuria (PKU).
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a disease that breaks down tissues in the nervous system (a neurodegenerative disease) of unknown cause that affects the nerves responsible for movement. It is also known as motor neuron disease and Lou Gehrig's disease, after the baseball player whose career it ended.myotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (ÄÂ´mÄ«ÉtrÅÂ´fik latÂ´ÉrÉl sklÉrÅÂ´sis) , n a degenerative disease of the motor neurons, characterized by atrophy of the muscles of the hands, forearms, and legs, and spreading to involve most of the body. Colloquial term is Lou Gehrig's disease.