Genetic Disorders

Which of the following is a result of a nondisjunction?

• Klinefleter syndrome

• Sickle cell anemia

• Cystic fibrosis

• Hemophilia

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which of the following best describes the cause of cystic fibrosis?

• a mutated blood clotting protein

• a mutated transport protein

• an extra 21st chromosome

• an extra 13th chromosome

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which of the following is an autosomal recessive disorder?

• Huntington's disease

• sickle cell anemia

• colorblindness

• Hemophilia

Which of the following is a autosomal dominant disorder?

• Huntington's

• Cystic fibrosis

• Hemophilia

• Sickle cell anemia

Which of the following is a sex-linked disorder?

• Hemophilia

• Sickle cell anemia

• Cystic fibrosis

• Huntington's

Which of the following is a chromosomal mutation?

• insertion

• frameshirt

• substitution

• nondisjunction

Which of the following cause frameshift mutations?

• insertions and deletions

• translocations and nondisjunctions

• duplicaitons and deletions

• inversions and substitutions

Which of the following is NOT a chromosomal disorder?

• Turner's syndrome

• Downs syndrome

• Klinefelter's syndrome

• Huntingdon's

Which of the following is NOT caused by a gene mutation?

• Turner's syndrome

• Sickle cell anemia

• Cystic fibrosis

• Hemophilia

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Identify the substitution mutation that results in an abnormally shaped protein and that causes a reduced ability to bind and transport oxygen.

• Cystic fibrosis

• Sickle cell anemia

• Huntington's

• Hemophilia

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6