Human Genetic Disorders

Disorder that causes fusion of skull, hands, and feet bones.

• Apert Syndrome

• Albinism

• Angelman Syndrome

• Duchnne Muscular Dystrophy

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A condition in which a person's skin, hair, and eyes lack normal coloring is called_______.

• colorblindness

• sickle cell disease

• hemophilia

• albinism

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A mutation is defined as:

• A change in the cell's structure

• Anything that changes in an embryo

• Any change in the physical features of a human

• A change in the DNA sequence

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Disorder that affects the body's ability to produce hemoglobin

• Thalassemia

• Sickle cell disease

• Hemophilia

• Cystic Fibrosis

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Affects the nervous sysdrome, causing individual to smile and laugh frequently.

• Angelman

• Thalassemia

• Apert

• Triple X

Trisomy 21; three copies of chromosome 21 instead of 2

• Down Syndrome

• Klinefelter's syndrome

• Turner's syndrome

• Sickle cell disease

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Albinism affects ___________

• pigment proteins

• vesicle formation

• facial features

• brain formation

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Which of the following would be an example of gene therapy technology?

• development of a nasal spray that contains copies of the normal gene that is defective in person with cystic fibrosis

• cutting DNA into fragments with restriction enzymes

• modifying E. coli to produce indigo dye for coloring denim blue jeans

• separation DNA fragments using gel electrophoresis

The entire collection of genes within human cells is referred to as the ______.

• human genome

• karyotype

• pedigree

• gene map

Genetic Disorder

• An abnormal condition that a person inherits through genes or chromosomes

• The recorded ancestry, especially upper-class ancestry of a person or family

• The number and appearance of chromosomes in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell

• The thickening and scarring of connective tissue as result of injury

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