Chapter 11 Human heredity

How many TOTAL chromosomes do humans have?

• 2
• 44
• 46
• 23

This is a picture of chromosomes arranged in homologous pairs---what is it called? 

• Genome
• Punnett Square 
• Karyotype
• Autosomal cells 

Looking at the karyotype, is this person male or female?

• There is no way to tell from a karyotype.
• Male 
• Female 
• This person has a genetic disorder

A gene located on the sex chromosome

• autosome
• sex-linked
• genetic disorder
• sex gene

These cut DNA into smaller pieces.

• Restriction enzymes
• Gel electrophoresis
• Ozaki fragments
• Scissors

This is a chart used to analyze the pattern of inheritance that shows the relationships in a family.

• pedigree
• genotype
• genome
• karyotype

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There are _______ autosomes in humans.

• 2
• 23
• 46
• 44

Which of the following disorders can be observed in a human karyotype

• colorblindness
• trisomy 21
• cystic fibrosis
• sickle cell diease

Which of the following disorders is a direct result of nondisjunction?

• sickle cell disease 
• Turner's syndrome
• Huntington's disease
• cystic fibrosis

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The technique used to separate DNA strands of different lengths is_______

• gel electrophoresis 
• restriction enzyme digestion
• shotgun sequencing
• bioinfomatics