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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
It refers to changes in the number of sets of chromosomes (ploidy) and changes in the number of individual chromosomes (somy) and their appearance.
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It is caused by a missing segment in one or two chromosome
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when fragments of two non-homologous chromosomes interchange positions
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when a fragment of one chromosome connects itself to the homologous chromosome and repeats
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when the chromosome contains a segment that has been re-inserted in reverse.
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A genetic material added from another chromosome.
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When a child receives two defective disorders from each parent.
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a person who receives a defective recessive gene.
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genetic blood disorder. Abnormally shaped red blood cells
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lack of an important chemical in the brain.
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rare genetic disorder that can cause serious mental retardation in infants.
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disease in which some glands produce too much mucus
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More common in men because they have only one X chromosome
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Genetic disorders that may have few or more too much chromosomes.
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Result from the loss of segment in chromosome 7, have large ears
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A child has extra chromosomes (21) and has distinctive physical appearance.
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A child has extra chromosomes (18) second most common trisomy.
- Clenched hands - Overlapping fingers
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A child has an extra chromosome (13), and 90% of babies with this syndrome do not survive in infancy.
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male who has this syndrome has two or more X-chromosomes in addition to their Y chromosomes.
- lacks facial hair -testes & prostate gland underdeveloped.
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Characterized with having 45 chromosomes.
-narrow hips -underdeveloped breasts -broad shoulders and neck
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condition caused by a loss of genetic material from chromosome 11
- Terminal Deletion Disorder
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CAUSES OF MUTATION
1. Smoking
2. Effect of old age on offspring.
3. . Chemotherapy
4. External influences
TRUE
MY FALSE
- Mutation in somatic cells
- Occurs in non reproductive cells and will not be passed onto offspring.
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- An alteration of the nucleotide sequence of the DNA that makes up a gene.
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Introduced the hemophilia allele into a few number of the royal families in Europe.
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