WorksheetsThe Human Genome
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
A normal human diploid zygote contains...
23 Chromosomes
46 Chromosomes
44 Chromosomes
XXY Chromosomes
A chart that traces the inheritance of a trait in a family is called a(n)...
Pedigree
Karyotype
Genome
Autosome
Traits that are caused by the interaction of many genes are said to be...
Polyploid
Linked
Polygenic
Autosomal
An example of a trait that is determined by multiple alleles is...
Huntington's Disease
ABO Blood Groups
Down Syndrome
Hemophilia
Most sex-linked genes are found on the...
Y Chromosome
X Chromosome
X and Y Chromosomes
Autosomal Chromosomes.
Which parental pair could produce females with colorblindness (Remember colorblindness is a sex-linked chromosomal disorder)?
Homozygous normal-vision mother; Father with colorblindness
Mother with colorblindness; Father with normal-vision
Heterozygous normal-vision mother; Father with normal-vision
Heterozygous normal-vision mother; Father with colorblindness
A common genetic disorder characterized by bent and twisted red blood cells is...
Cystic Fibrosis
Hemophilia
Sickle Cell Disease
Muscular Dystrophy
Chromosomal disorders, such as Down Syndrome, are caused by __________, or the failure of homologous chromosome separation during meiosis, occurs.
Nondisjunction
Recessive Alleles
Dominant Alleles
Codominance
Autosomal disorders can be caused by...
Recessive Alleles
Dominant Alleles
Codominant Alleles
All of These
A picture of chromosomes arranged in groups is known as a(n)...
Generation
Pedigree
Karyotype
Chromoscopy
Out of all of your chromosomes, all your chromosomes except for X and Y are known as...
Sex Chromosomes
Autosomes
Dominant Chromosomes
Recessive Chromosomes
Out of all of your chromosomes, your X and Y chromosomes are known as...
Sex Chromosomes
Autosomes
Dominant Chromosomes
Recessive Chromosomes
An example of a disorder caused by a recessive allele is?
Cystic Fibrosis
Huntington's Disease
Sickle Cell Disease
All of These
An example of a disorder caused by a dominant allele is?
Cystic Fibrosis
Huntington's Disease
Sickle Cell Disease
All of These
An example of a disorder caused by a codominant allele is?
Cystic Fibrosis
Huntington's Disease
Sickle Cell Disease
All of These
