SP24 Bio15 Vocab Quiz

Entire set of genetic information that an organism carries in its DNA.

• genome
• sex chromosome
• sex-linked gene
• nondisjunction

Micrograph of the complete diploid set of chromosomes grouped together in pairs, arranged in order of decreasing size.

• karyotype
• autosome
• pedigree
• Turner's syndrome

One of two chromosomes that determines an individual's sex.

• sex chromosome
• sex-linked gene
• nondisjunction
• Sickle Cell Disease

The chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; is also called an autosomal chromosome.

• autosome
• pedigree
• Turner's syndrome
• Cystic Fibrosis

Gene located on a sex chromosome.

• sex-linked gene
• nondisjunction
• Sickle Cell Disease
• Huntington's Disease

Chart that shows the presence or absence of a trait according to the relationships within a family across several generations.

• pedigree
• Turner's syndrome
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Typhoid

Error in meiosis in which the homologous chromosomes fail to separate properly.

• nondisjunction
• Sickle Cell Disease
• Huntington's Disease
• Malaria

A condition affecting women having only one X chromosome, characterized by distinctive physical characteristics including short stature and webbed neck, and by failure of normal development of the ovaries, uterus, and breasts.

• Turner's syndrome
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Typhoid
• restriction enzyme

A severe hereditary form of anemia in which a mutated form of hemoglobin distorts the red blood cells into a crescent shape at low oxygen levels; most common among those of African descent.

• Sickle Cell Disease
• Huntington's Disease
• Malaria
• gel electrophoresis

A hereditary disorder affecting the exocrine glands, causing the production of abnormally thick mucus, leading to blockage of the pancreatic ducts, intestines, and bronchi and often resulting in respiratory infection.

• Cystic Fibrosis
• Typhoid
• restriction enzyme
• shotgun sequencing