Quiz: Modern Genetics

1. A genetic disorder that is caused by an extra copy of chromosome #21:

• Sickle Cell Anemia

• Down Syndrome

• Hemophilia

• Cystic Fibrosis

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

2. Genetic disorder that causes the blood to free bleed or not clot normally:

• Sickle Cell Anemia

• Down Syndrome

• Hemophilia

• Cystic Fibrosis

3. A genetic disorder of the red blood cells that causes the cells to be shaped like a crescent moon:

• Sickle Cell Anemia
• Down Syndrome
• Hemophilia
• Cystic Fibrosis

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

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4. All of the DNA in one cell of an organism:

• Genome
• Gene Therapy
• Clone
• Genetic Engineering

5. The insertion of working copies of a gene into the cells of a person with a genetic disorder in an attempt to correct the disorder:

• Gene Therapy
• Clone
• Genome
• Hybridization

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

6. The transfer of a gene from the DNA of one organism into another organism, in order to produce an organism with desired traits:

• Genome

• Clone

• Genetic Engineering

• Inbreeding

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

7. An organism that is genetically identical to the organism from which it was produced:

• Clone
• Genome
• Carrier
• Genetic Engineering

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

8. A selective breeding method in which two genetically different individuals are crossed:

• Hybridization

• Clone

• Inbreeding

• Gene Therapy

9. A selective breeding method in which two individuals with identical or similar sets of alleles are crossed:

• Gene Therapy

• Genetic Engineering

• Inbreeding

• Genome

10. Process of selecting a few organisms with desired traits to serve as parents of the next generation:

• Karyotype

• Genome

• Pedigree

• Selective Breeding

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