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Pathopharm Genetics
Genetics for pathopharm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where does mitochondrial DNA come from? | Mom |
| Formation of 2 daughter nuclei containing the identical complements of the number of chromosomes | Mitosis |
| Replication of germ cells | Meiosis |
| Your genetic make up | genotype |
| What you look like | Phenotype |
| Homozygous | alleles are identical |
| Heterozygous | one allele is dominant |
| Inactivated X | Barr body |
| Marfan Syndrome | heart and connective tissue problems thin + tall + protruding chest |
| von Willebrand disease | deficiency of defect of a blood clotting protein |
| PKU | Phenylketonuria (autosomal recessive gene) Increased level of phenylalanine leads to brain damage Strict diet |
| Tach-Sachs Disease | autosomal recessive extra fat in the brain |
| Cystic fibrosis | most common fatal autosomal recessive essential amino acid is lacking; things that should work don't thick secretions plug up ducts and pores |
| Hemophilia | spontaneous bleeding painful joints + swelling shock like symptoms |
| Multifactorial | genes + environment |
| Trisomy 21 | Downs |