5.2 Human Genetic Disorders

Which disease or disorder causes people to have abnormal hemoglobin?

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

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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

• mucus
• clotting protein
• karyotype
• hemoglobin

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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

To trace the occurrence of a trait through several generations of a family, you could create ______________.

• a pedigree

• dog food

• family tree

A couple that have a family history of a genetic disorder might wish to receive advice from a(n) ______________ _____________.

• ancestry.com all access member

• genetic counselor

• lineage hunters

The allele for the sickle-cell trait is ________________ with the normal allele.

• codominant

• incomplete dominant

________________ is a genetic disorder caused by a recessive allele on the X chromosome.

• Hemophilia

• Down syndrome

• color blindness

A doctor may use a(n) ______________ to examine the chromosomes in a cell.

• karyotype

• pedigree

• chromosomal snippets