Human Heredity

A record of how a trait is inherited from generation to generation.

• Pedigree Analysis
• Punnett Square

Cleft chin, freckles, free earlobes, sickle cell anemia, and polydactyly are traits that are determined by a _____ gene.

• single
• multiple

Genetic conditions that occur due to a problem with one of the pairs of chromosomes.

• Chromosomal Abnormalities
• X-Linked Chromosomes

Human having extra finger or toes.

• Polydactyly
• Phenylketonuria

A serious nervous system disrder thatt develops after the age of 30. It begins with a loss of muscle control, then leads to mental deterioration and death.

• Huntington's Disease
• Polydactyly

A biochecmical disorder that is the inability to synthesize the enzyme that breaks down the amino acid phenylalanine.

• Phenylketonuria
• Polydactyly

A biochecmical disorder where the recessive alleles caused the substitution of one amino acid in hemoglobin.

• Sickle-cell disease
• Phenylketonuria

Protein that carries oxygen to body tissues.

• Hemoglobin
• Carbon Dioxide

It is substituted for glutamic acid.

• Valine
• Oxygen