WorksheetsHuntington Disease Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is mostly affected by Huntington's disease?
a)
Both
b)
Men
c)
Women
2.
What are the main building blocks of HTT gene?
a)
adenine
b)
guanine
c)
cytosine
d)
nitrogen
3.
What are common causes of death with HD?
4 lines
4.
Which chromosome is the mutation on?
a)
11
b)
4
c)
3
d)
17
5.
What is the average life expectancy?
a)
30-40 years
b)
15 years
c)
10-25 years
d)
2-9 years
6.
How can someone see if they have HD?
a)
wait for symptoms to worsen
b)
trust their gut
c)
take tylenol
d)
take a direct genetic test
7.
There is a cure for HD.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
8.
Is HD sex-linked or autosomal?
a)
autosomal
b)
sex-linked
9.
HD can't skip a generation. Why not?
a)
because it is recessive
b)
because it is dominant
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
10.
How many CAG repeats would it take to have to be affected with HD
a)
40+
b)
36-39
c)
35
d)
20+
100 %
