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NCMA 217
Reviewer
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| study of the ways such as disorder occurs | genetics |
| disorders resulting from the defect in the structure or number of genes on chromosomes | genetic disorder |
| basic unit of heredity that determine both physical and cognitive characteristics of people | genes |
| humans have ____ chromosomes | 46 |
| refers to outward appearance or the expression of the genes | phenotype |
| refers to his or her actual gene composition | genotype |
| the complete set of genes present which is about 50,000-100,000 | genome |
| Mendelian Law, discovered by? | Gregor Mendel |
| a person who has 2 unhealthy genes or is heterozygous w/ gene causing the disease stronger than corresponding healthy recessive gene for the same trait | Autosomal Dominant Disease |
| More than 1,500 autosomal recessive disorders have been identified | Autosomal Recessive Disease |
| transmitted only by female sex chromosomes | X-linked dominant inheritance |
| No known disease are inherited by y-chromosomes transmission | Y-linked inheritance |
| Anyone concerned about possibility of transmitting disease to his/her child should have access to ____ | genetic counseling |