Human Genetic Disorders ch. 13.2 17-18

Which disease or disorder is caused by the inheritance of two mutated alleles?

• Down Syndrome
• Colorblindness
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Hemophilia

Which disease or disorder causes people to have abnormal hemoglobin?

• Cystic Fibrosis
• Albinism
• Sickle-cell Disease
• Down Syndrome

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Which disease or disorder is the result of having an extra chromosome?

• Cystic Fibrosis
• Down Syndrome
• Colorblindness
• Sickle-cell Disease

What are the two ways that genetic disorders can be inherited?

• Through blood transfusions and meiosis.
• Mutations in DNA and changes in structure or number of chromosomes.
• Missing chromosomes or premature egg splitting.
• Unhealthy environments and heredity.

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What is the name of the protein that is not normal in people with sickle-cell disease?

• mucus
• clotting protein
• karyotype
• hemoglobin

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A doctor may use a _________ to examine the chromosomes in a cell.

• x-ray
• blood test
• karyotype
• hemoglobin

Which genetic disorder or disease is a sex-linked trait and carried on the X chromosome?

• Cystic Fibrosis
• Sickle-cell Disease
• Hemophilia
• Down Syndrome

Which disorder or disease has alleles that are co-dominant with each other?

• Cystic Fibrosis
• Sickle-cell Disease
• Down Syndrome
• Hemophilia

In order to trace occurrence of a trait through several generations of a family, you could create a ____________.

• karyotype
• hemoglobin
• pedigree
• chromosomal map

A couple that have a family history of a genetic disorder might wish to receive advice from a ___________.

• mutated allele
• genetic counsellor
• family doctor
• brother or sister