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WorksheetsGenetic Assessment II test corrections
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 19mins
Select the choice that best describes hemophilia.
congenital disorder caused by a chromosome defect, causing intellectual impairment, heart defects, and physical abnormalities
inability to clearly distinguish different colors of the spectrum
red blood cells become sickle-shaped (shaped like a crescent) and carry less oxygen
production of abnormally thick mucus affects the respiratory system, pancreas, and sweat glands
blood doesn't clot normally because it lacks sufficient blood-clotting proteins (clotting factors)
Select the choice that best describes cystic fibrosis.
congenital disorder caused by a chromosome defect, causing intellectual impairment, heart defects, and physical abnormalities
inability to clearly distinguish different colors of the spectrum
red blood cells become sickle-shaped (shaped like a crescent) and carry less oxygen
production of abnormally thick mucus affects the respiratory system, pancreas, and sweat glands
blood doesn't clot normally because it lacks sufficient blood-clotting proteins (clotting factors)
6. Which statement best describes the karyotype?
female with Down syndrome
female with cystic fibrosis
male with sickle cell disease
male with Down syndrome
What is the purpose of a pedigree?
tracks which members of a family have a particular trait
provides a picture of all the chromosomes in a cell
shows how alleles are passed from parent to child
gives another name for a geneticist who studies inheritance patterns
9. Based on the inheritance pattern of cystic fibrosis, the trait is most likely ________
dominant
recessive
sex-linked
Color blindness and hemophilia are more common in men because they
are carried on the single Y chromosome
are carried on the single X chromosome
don't like men
are mutations
Which statement is TRUE about the third generation in the pedigree?
No one has cystic fibrosis.
Everyone has cystic fibrosis.
Everyone has at least one allele for cystic fibrosis.
No one is a carrier for cystic fibrosis.
What are the genotypes of parents I-1 and I-2? ( Hint: 👀 at their children).
ff X ff
FF X FF
ff X Ff
Ff X Ff
Select the choice that best describes sickle cell anemia.
congenital disorder caused by a chromosome defect, causing intellectual impairment, heart defects, and physical abnormalities
inability to clearly distinguish different colors of the spectrum
red blood cells become sickle-shaped (shaped like a crescent) and carry less oxygen
production of abnormally thick mucus affects the respiratory system, pancreas, and sweat glands
blood doesn't clot normally because it lacks sufficient blood-clotting proteins (clotting factors)
Which "couple" or "marriage" produced children lacking the cystic fibrosis trait?
I-1 & I-2
II-1 & II-2
II-4 & II-5
