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Human Genetics

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

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Date
1.

The diagram below represents the karyotype of a person with a genetic disorder.

Which is the likely cause of this condition? (3.2.2)

a)

nondisjunction during mitosis

b)

nondisjunction during meiosis

c)

chromosomal deletion during mitosis

d)

chromosomal deletion during meiosis

2.

A human egg cell might contain (3.2.1)

a)

22 autosomes and an X chromosome

b)

22 autosomes and a Y chromosome

c)

45 autosomes and an X chromosome

d)

45 autosomes and a Y chromosome

3.

Human males are much more likely to have hemophilia than human females. This is the case because: (3.2.2)

a)

the gene for hemophilia is carried on the Y chromosome

b)

hemophilia is carried on autosomes

c)

the gene for hemophilia is sex-linked

d)

hemophilia is a contagious disease to which males are more susceptible

4.

What type of inheritance is shown in the pedigree below? (3.2.2)

a)

autosomal dominance

b)

codominance

c)

incomplete dominance

d)

sex-linked recessive

5.

The type of inheritance pattern demonstrated here is

a)

x-linked recessive

b)

autosomal dominant

c)

x-linked dominant

d)

co-dominant

6.
A person with an XY chromosomes pattern will be
a)
a male
b)
tall
c)
smart
d)
athletic
7.
A person who has a recessive allele but does not express the trait.
a)
carrier
b)
donor
c)
receptor
d)
genome
8.
A genetic disorder in which a person's blood will not clot properly or not at all.
a)
hemophilia
b)
sickle-cell anemia
c)
cystic fibrosis
d)
hemocytosis
9.

Which chromosome pair would I look at to find out what sex this individual is?

a)

pair #1

b)

Pair #18

c)

pair #23

d)

sex is not determined by only one pair of chromosomes

10.
A chart or family tree that tracks which members of a family have a particular trait or disease.
a)
Carrier
b)
Karyotype
c)
Pedigree
d)
Genome
11.
In a pedigree, what shape represents a male?
a)
circle
b)
square
c)
triangle
d)
diamond
12.
If a gene is found only on the X chromosome and not the Y chromosome, it is said to be what?
a)
sex-linked trait
b)
polygenic trait
c)
codominant trait
d)
incomplete dominance trait
13.

An abnormal condition that a person inherits through genes or chromosomes

a)

Karyotype

b)

Pedigree

c)

genetic disorder

d)

sex chromosomes

14.

A chart or "family tree" that tracks which members of a family have a particular trait

a)

genetic disorder

b)

Punnett Square

c)

Pedigree

d)

sex-linked gene

15.

A picture of all the chromosomes in a cell arranged in pairs

a)

genetic disorder

b)

Punnett Square

c)

Pedigree

d)

karyotype

16.

Chromosomes that determine the sex of an individual

a)

sex-linked trait

b)

Punnett Square

c)

sex chromosomes

d)

karyotype

17.

gene located on the X or Y chromosome

a)

sex-linked gene

b)

Punnett Square

c)

sex chromosomes

d)

karyotype

18.

A person who has one recessive allele for a trait, but does not have the trait.

a)

sex-linked gene

b)

carrier

c)

sex chromosomes

d)

karyotype

19.
Sex-linked genes are mostly found on which chromosome? 
a)
XX
b)
XY
c)
Y only
d)
X only
20.

What do we use pedigrees for?

a)

To look at families

b)

To make determinations about the offspring

c)

To track traits in families

d)

To find out what type of dog we have

21.
There are no carriers for Huntington's Disease - you either have it or you don't. Is Huntington's disease caused by a dominant or recessive trait?
a)
Dominant
b)
Recessive
c)
Co-dominant
d)
Incompletely dominant
22.

Give the genotype for person II-1, for this autosomal trait.

a)

GG

b)

Gg

c)

gg

d)

we cannot be 100% sure of the genotype

23.

If hemophilia is a sex-linked recessive trait, what genotype would individual III-3 have?

a)

XhX

b)

XhXh

c)

XhYh

d)

XhY

24.

What type of heredity is shown in the pedigree?

(hint: check your notes - "modes of inheritance")

a)

Sex-Linked Dominant

b)

Sex-Linked Recessive

c)

Autosomal Dominant

d)

Autosomal Recessive

25.

A photograph or picture of chromosomes grouped in ordered pairs is called a.....

a)

Pedigree

b)

Chromosome chart

c)

Mitotic index

d)

Karyotype