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Bio I Ch. 14
Ch. 14.2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The chromosomes that determine the sex of the offspring are called _____________. | sex chromosomes |
| Genes found on the X and Y chromosome are referred to as ___________________ genes. | sex-linked |
| Duchenne muscular dystrophy, melanoma, colorblindness, and hemophilia are all carried on the ________ chromosome. | X |
| Why are there more color blind, and hemophiliac males than females? | Men only need to inherit one recessive allele on the X chromosome where females need to inherit two. |
| Name the disorder in which you could bleed to death from a minor cut or bump. | hemophilia |
| Name the disorder in which there is a progressive weakening and loss of skeletal muscle. | Duchenne muscular dystrophy |
| In females, random parts of the X chromosome are switch off. The inactive X regions are called _____________________. | Barr bodies |
| Failure of paired chromosomes to separate during mitosis or meiosis is called _________________. | nondisjunction |
| If the chromosomes fail to separate, you might end up with an extra chromosome. This is known as a _____________________. | trisomy |
| If the chromosomes fail to separate, you might end up with one chromosome. This is known as a _____________________. | monosomy |
| Extra chromosome number #21 is referred to as _________________. | Down syndrome |
| Name the condition of having one X chromosome only. | Turner's syndrome |
| Name the condition of having XXY chromosomes. | Klinefelter's syndrome |
| Can an individual survive without an X chromosome? | No |
| Cats with three colors are almost always what sex? | female |
| What gene is found on the Y chromosome that determines the male sex? | testis-determining factor |