albinism - 2023 Penn Bowl - Buzzpoints App

Question

Foveal hypoplasia, which causes poor vision due to underdevelopment of the macula, is typically associated with this disorder. For 10 points each:

[10e] Name this disorder that is characterized by a lack of melanin, resulting in red eyes and extremely pale hair and skin.

ANSWER: albinism [or albino; or oculocutaneous albinism; or OCA]

[10h] Albinism is typically caused by a defect in this enzyme that polymerizes its namesake substrate to produce melanin. It selectively oxidizes only that namesake compound and the chemically similar compound dopamine.

ANSWER: tyrosinase [or TYR]

[10m] In this autoimmune condition, the body attacks its own melanocytes, causing unpigmented patches on the skin.

ANSWER: vitiligo (“vih-tih-LYE-go”) [or leukoderma]

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Summary


2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo	10/28/2023	Y	4	20.00	100%	100%	0%
2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU	10/28/2023	Y	2	20.00	100%	100%	0%
2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)	10/21/2023	Y	3	16.67	100%	67%	0%
2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)	10/21/2023	Y	6	20.00	83%	67%	50%
2023 Penn Bowl (Norcal)	10/28/2023	Y	2	10.00	50%	50%	0%
2023 Penn Bowl (South Central)	10/28/2023	Y	3	16.67	100%	67%	0%
2023 Penn Bowl (UK)	10/28/2023	Y	5	20.00	100%	100%	0%
2023 Penn Bowl @ UNC	10/28/2023	Y	4	25.00	100%	100%	50%

Data


Waterloo Hatsune	Mixed-Affiliated Contingency, Off the Team & Absent: Wong, Adrian	10	0	10	20
Toronto Joy	Waterloo Miku	10	0	10	20
MIT	Brandeis	10	0	10	20
UMD B	Columbia B	10	10	10	30
Cornell A	RIT	10	0	10	20
Stanford	Berkeley B	10	0	0	10
Old London Town	10 Negs that Shook the Quiz	10	0	10	20
Tabearnacle	3HK1MM	10	0	10	20
USC A	USC B	10	0	10	20
Cornell B	Rutgers	10	10	10	30
Columbia A	JHU A	10	10	10	30
NYU	Swarthmore	10	0	0	10
Pitt	UMD A	0	0	0	0
Berkeley C	Berkeley A	0	0	10	10
Texas A	Oklahoma B	10	0	10	20
Texas B	Oklahoma A	10	0	0	10
Rice	Texas C	10	0	10	20
Scottish, Irish, Both or Neither	Betrayed by Rita Izzatdust	10	0	10	20
Broken Hearts	Four Neg Omelette	10	0	10	20
Foucault's Penndulum	Yes, Moderator	10	0	10	20
Toronto Weary	La Clique du Château	10	0	10	20
Library of Babel School of Continuing Studies	Toronto Rofl	10	0	10	20
Florida B	Florida A	10	0	10	20
North Florida	FSU A	10	0	10	20
Brown	Boston College	10	0	0	10
Harvard	Tufts	10	0	10	20
UNC B	Duke A	10	0	10	20
UNC A	UNC C	10	10	10	30
UNC A	UNC C	10	10	10	30
UNC A	UNC C	10	10	10	30
UNC A	UNC C	10	10	10	30
UNC A	UNC C	10	10	10	30
UNC A	UNC C	10	10	10	30
UNC A	UNC C	10	10	10	30
UNC A	UNC C	10	10	10	30