Genetic Disorders

T11 - Any change in the sequence of DNA is...

• transgenic shift
• Single Genotype
• Monohybrid Trait
• Mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

True or False.  Pictured above is a pedigree, a tool geneticists use to trace the inheritance of traits through generations. 

• True
• False

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

True or False.  With the genetic disorder known as Down Syndrome, a person's cells have an extra copy of chromosome 21. 

• True
• False

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

True or False.  A clone has exactly the same genes as the organism from which it was produced.

• True
• False

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A rare genetic disorder where in the blood does not clot in a typical way that it should due to insufficient blood-clotting factors.

• Sickle Cell Anemia

• Hemophilia

• Phenylketonuria

• Rett Syndrome

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which of the following is caused by a mutation in the HTT gene?

• Huntington's

• Hemophilia

• Cystic Fibrosis

• Down Syndrome

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which of the following is caused by a mutation in the HBB gene?

• Huntington's

• Hemophilia

• Cystic Fibrosis

• Sickle Cell

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which of the following is caused by a mutation in the CFTR gene?

• Huntington's

• Hemophilia

• Cystic Fibrosis

• Sickle Cell

Which of the following is defined as a disorder caused by the buildup of proteins?

• Huntington's

• PKU

• Cystic Fibrosis

• Sickle Cell

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which of the following is defined as a disease caused the BRCA 1 and 2 genes?

• Alzheimer's

• Breast cancer

• Cystic Fibrosis

• Sickle Cell

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2