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Genetic Assessment II test corrections

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
Date
1.

Select the choice that best describes hemophilia.

a)

congenital disorder caused by a chromosome defect, causing intellectual impairment, heart defects, and physical abnormalities

b)

inability to clearly distinguish different colors of the spectrum

c)

red blood cells become sickle-shaped (shaped like a crescent) and carry less oxygen

d)

production of abnormally thick mucus affects the respiratory system, pancreas, and sweat glands

e)

blood doesn't clot normally because it lacks sufficient blood-clotting proteins (clotting factors)

2.

Select the choice that best describes cystic fibrosis.

a)

congenital disorder caused by a chromosome defect, causing intellectual impairment, heart defects, and physical abnormalities

b)

inability to clearly distinguish different colors of the spectrum

c)

red blood cells become sickle-shaped (shaped like a crescent) and carry less oxygen

d)

production of abnormally thick mucus affects the respiratory system, pancreas, and sweat glands

e)

blood doesn't clot normally because it lacks sufficient blood-clotting proteins (clotting factors)

3.

6. Which statement best describes the karyotype?

a)

female with Down syndrome

b)

female with cystic fibrosis

c)

male with sickle cell disease

d)

male with Down syndrome

4.

What is the purpose of a pedigree?

a)

tracks which members of a family have a particular trait

b)

provides a picture of all the chromosomes in a cell

c)

shows how alleles are passed from parent to child

d)

gives another name for a geneticist who studies inheritance patterns

5.

9. Based on the inheritance pattern of cystic fibrosis, the trait is most likely ________

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

c)

sex-linked

6.

Color blindness and hemophilia are more common in men because they

a)

are carried on the single Y chromosome

b)

are carried on the single X chromosome

c)

don't like men

d)

are mutations

7.

Which statement is TRUE about the third generation in the pedigree?

a)

No one has cystic fibrosis.

b)

Everyone has cystic fibrosis.

c)

Everyone has at least one allele for cystic fibrosis.

d)

No one is a carrier for cystic fibrosis.

8.

What are the genotypes of parents I-1 and I-2? ( Hint: 👀 at their children).

a)

ff X ff

b)

FF X FF

c)

ff X Ff

d)

Ff X Ff

9.

Select the choice that best describes sickle cell anemia.

a)

congenital disorder caused by a chromosome defect, causing intellectual impairment, heart defects, and physical abnormalities

b)

inability to clearly distinguish different colors of the spectrum

c)

red blood cells become sickle-shaped (shaped like a crescent) and carry less oxygen

d)

production of abnormally thick mucus affects the respiratory system, pancreas, and sweat glands

e)

blood doesn't clot normally because it lacks sufficient blood-clotting proteins (clotting factors)

10.

Which "couple" or "marriage" produced children lacking the cystic fibrosis trait?

a)

I-1 & I-2

b)

II-1 & II-2

c)

II-4 & II-5