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What does phenotype means? Physical appearance of genetic trait.
what does Genotype means? Genetic composition of an individual.
Which word describes a trait given to a person by their parents. Inheritance
Genes determine a persons traits True
A person's eye color is their... Phenotype
Genes found in pairs are called alleles True
Males and females are likely to have same autosomal gene True
The last pair of chromosomes (23rd pair determine a person's sex) True
Autosomal recessive disorder means... Both recessive genes gives disorder
How many chromosomes does each human cell has 46 chromosomes / 23 pair chromosomes
Which syndrome affects cleve and growth of nerve cell tissue because tumors grow in nerves or under the skin anywhere in body. Neurofibromatosis
Autosomal recessive genes what would be the outcome if the mother is the career and father normal. 50% Normal / 50% Chance of carreer
Autosomal dominant genes, the mother is the career and the father is the career affected... 25% Sick or death / 50% sick / 25% Normal
What is the term for multiple birthmarks in Neurofibromatosis? Cafe-au-lait
What is Homozygous? They carry identical genes for traits.
Which syndrome causes increase in blood phenylalanine? Phenylketonuria Syndrome
Individuals with this syndrome will die before age five.. Tay-Sachs Syndrome
X linked inherited means that the gene causing the trait disorder is located on the X chromosome? True
Lisch nodeles are small brown tumors on the iris in people with NF-1? True
Autosomal dominant inheritance means that means and females are equally affected and "dominant" means that one gene is necessary to have the traits? True
Your best friends, Audette and Albert, just married and plan to have a baby within a year. Both consider themselves to be Ashkenazi Jewish decent.. Ask your Dr. about career testing and prenatal diag for Tray Sack
Sickle cell anemia is one of the most common, inherited single cell disorders in African American True
A trait that is inherited as an "X-linked recessive pattern" means that the women are almost never affected? True
which syndrome is an inherited disorder characteristic by rapidly progressive muscle weakness which starts.. Douchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Manifested for this X linked disorder is severe self-mutilation leading to the loss of lips,from biting, visual loss from rubbing the eye and any number of injuries. Lesh-Nyhan Syndrome
Karyotyping is the process in which photograph of a chromosomal make up of a cell performance? True
What are Autosomes? All chromosomes except the 23rd number
which syndrome is below is the most common clinical consequence found involving non-disjunction of autosomes? Down syndrome
"Cross over" occurs during the cell division process of meiosis in which chromosomes share genetic information? True
What would be the outcome for an autosomal dominant disorder if heterozygous individual has children with an unaffected humozygous.. There is 1 in 2 risk that the child will have the disorder
Autosomal dominant- only one allele is needed to be sick Heterozygous Nn
This syndrome is a connective tissue disorder in which the walls of the artery are weaken Marfan syndrome
Meiosis differs from mitosis primarily cause there are two cell divisions in meiosis, resulting in cells which a haploid number of chromosomes? True
What is Nondisjuction? The failure of two members of a homologous pair of chromosomes to separate during meiosis.
What is translocation? when chromosomes exchange parts with other chromosomes
What is Mosaicism? when different cells have a different genetic make-up
Childhood nerodevelopmental disorder that happens in four stages-affect females almost exclusively and leaps to the loss of purposeful use of hands, loss of gait... Rott syndrome
Outcome for an X linked dominant inheritance if women has children with unaffected man? 50% female affected/ 50% male affected
The person cannot process sugar galatose. Galactosemia
This disorder is most common in the Caucasian population. Cystic FIbrosis
There is no cure for this disorder and most children die at the age of 4-5 years old. Tay-sachs
Food to a person with PKU Green beans, oat meal, orange juice, and pasta
Highly penetrate gene? A gene that will express regardless of the environmental effects
what is a highly penetrate gene? A gene that
A person with this disorder is tall, thin with tapering fingers and have cardiac issues. Marfan's syndrome
Group of two genetic disorders with skin hair and kidney problems Ruberous sclerosis
This de-pigment or hypopigmental with lesion appears anywhere in the skin Ash leaves
Appear lower back as raised patches of skin Shargreen patches
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