Genetic and Chromosomal Disorders

Which disease or disorder causes people to have abnormal hemoglobin?

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

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

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

Disease that caused the body to produce thick and sticky mucus that can clog the lungs and obstruct the pancreas.

• hemophilia

• cystic fibrosis

• tay sachs

• sickle cell anemia

A rare, inherited disorder that destroys nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Four years life expectancy.

• tay-sachs

• klinefelter syndrome

• huntington's disease

• down syndrome

This disorder changes the shape of the hemoglobin molecule. Causes moon shaped cells to get stuck in blood vessels, may damages organs.

• sickle cell anemia

• muscular dystrophy

• SCID

• color-blindness

What are the effects of muscular dystrophy on the body

• weak muscles
• distorted facial features
• damaged nerve cells
• long limbs

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• sickle cell
• hemophilia
• turner's
• tay-sachs. 

Which disorder is characterized by the inability to break down a specific amino acid and can be treated by a special diet?

• Huntington's
• Tay Sachs
• Cystic fibrosis
• PKU

Leyla is suffering from a dominant disorder that she did not know of until she turned 50.  Suddenly, walking and talking became difficult for her because Leyla was losing brain cells in her nervous system.  Which disorder is Leyla suffering from?

• Achondroplasia
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Huntington's
• Sickle Cell Anemia

signs and symptoms of Marfan Syndrome

• long arms, legs and fingers

• chest sinks in or sticks out

• heart problems

• all of the above