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Ch. 14

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Give two reasons why it is almost impossible to associate many human traits with single genes.   polygenic and environment  
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How are karyotypes of chromosomes laid out?   largest to smallest  
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Aa - Is this a genotype or phenotype?   genotype  
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How many chromosomes are in a normal human karyotype?   46  
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What sex chromosome is found in the female egg only.   X  
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In a pedigree, what represents a male?   box  
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In a pedigree, what represents a female?   circle  
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Huntington's, PKU, and Tay-Sachs. Which is caused by a dominant allele?   Huntington's  
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A human sperm cell can have an _____________ sex chromosome.   X or Y  
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Rh blood group, ABO blood group, PKU, and Huntington's. Which is controlled by multiple alleles?   ABO blood group  
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Compared with normal hemoglobin, the hemoglobin of a person with sickle cell disease has a different ______________ of amino acids.   sequence  
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Sickle cell disease is caused by a small change in the DNA of a single _________.   gene  
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A person with alleles ii has blood type ____________.   O  
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The process of _____________________ is used to identify a person based on DNA evidence.   DNA fingerprinting  
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The human genes for color vision are located on the ______ chromosome.   X  
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A(n) _________ is a diagram that follows the inheritance of a single gene through several generations of a family.   pedigree  
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A person with ________ is unable to break down the amino acid phenylalanine.   PKU  
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Barr bodies are formed in ________________ sex cells.   female  
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True or False Sex-linked genes are found on autosomes.   false  
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The purpose of gene therapy is to cure _____________ disorders.   genetic  
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The Human Genome Project is an attempt to analyze human _________________.   DNA sequence  
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The failure of chromosomes to separate during meiosis is called ____________.   nondisjunction  
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What causes cystic fibrosis in human DNA gene sequences.   deletion of 3 bases  
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