WorksheetsGenetic Disorders
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is a Genetic Disorder?
the loss or removal of a body part
A disease caused in whole or in part by a change in the DNA sequence away from the normal sequence.
when a part of the heart muscle doesn't get enough blood
A painful, involuntary contraction of a muscle.
Is Cystic Fibrosis a Recessive Gene Disorder or a Dominant Gene Disorder?
Recessive
Dominant
What is Sickle Cell Anemia?
an abnormal form of hemoglobin that causes the red cells to become rigid, and sickle shaped
when tiny holes in the skin, known as hair follicles, become blocked.
Symptoms may include difficulty falling or staying asleep and not feeling well-rested.
Cancer
True or False- Genetic Disorders are passed down generation to generation
False
True
What is Cystic Fibrosis?
affects the cells that produce mucus, sweat, and digestive juices. It causes these fluids to become thick and sticky.
A chronic condition including attention difficulty, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness.
A serious developmental disorder that impairs the ability to communicate and interact.
A learning disorder characterized by difficulty reading
What Squares would be Homozyguous recessive?
B
C
D
What is Dwarfism?
the person is abnormally tall
Nothing they dont change
Shortness in height that results from a genetic or medical condition.
Unable to draw
What is Phenylketonuria?
occurs when the pigment-producing cells in the eyes divide and multiply too rapidly
A mass of unusual cells growing in a bone.
Infection that inflames air sacs in one or both lungs, which may fill with fluid.
an inherited disorder that increases the levels of a substance called phenylalanine in the blood.
What is Huntingtons Disease?
a mental health problem that some people develop after experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening or traumatic event.
an inherited disorder that causes nerve cells (neurons) in parts of the brain to gradually break down and die.
a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and, eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks.
a condition in which a person has an extra chromosome or an extra piece of a chromosome.
Is Phenylketonuria and Recessive Gene or a Dominant Gene Mutation
Recessive
Dominant
Dwarfism Is a _____ _____ that occurs in either the Mothers egg or the Fathers Sperm
(a)
Why are Gene Mutations Good?
Kill off any animals
improve the proteins that your cells produce and allow them to adapt to changes in your environment.
Kill all the hard working White blood cells
Allow Humans to not be able to Breathe
What does Huntingtons's Disease Do to our Body?
Breaks Down Nervous System
Damages Bones
Creates a Common Cold
Creates an Inflammed Muscle
Phenylketonuria is caused because it is missing an ____
Genotype
White Blood Cell
Enzyme
Phenotype
Sickle Cell Anemia causes what to change shape?
Hair Folicle
Blood Cell
Height
Muscles
