WorksheetsGenetic Inheritance Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the following diseases is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern?
Cystic fibrosis
Huntington's disease
Albinism
Sickle-cell anemia
What is the inheritance pattern of Marfan's syndrome?
Autosomal recessive
X-linked recessive
Autosomal dominant
X-linked dominant
Which condition is associated with the mnemonic "Lady Hardinge College Girls Don’t Care About Foolish Words"?
Autosomal dominant diseases
Autosomal recessive diseases
X-linked recessive diseases
X-linked dominant diseases
Which of the following is an autosomal recessive disease?
Achondroplasia
Neurofibromatosis
Cystic fibrosis
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Which disease is inherited in an X-linked dominant pattern?
Rett's syndrome
Hemophilia A
Color blindness
Fabry disease
Which of the following is NOT an autosomal dominant disease?
Ehler-Danlos syndrome
Von Hippel Lindau disease
Albinism
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Which disease is associated with the mnemonic "Red Rose for All Children"?
Autosomal recessive diseases
X-linked recessive diseases
Autosomal dominant diseases
X-linked dominant diseases
Which of the following diseases is inherited in an X-linked recessive pattern?
Alport syndrome
Friedreich ataxia
Lesch–Nyhan syndrome
Achondroplasia
Which condition is associated with the mnemonic "ABC DEF GHI"?
Autosomal dominant diseases
Autosomal recessive diseases
X-linked recessive diseases
X-linked dominant diseases
Which of the following is a characteristic of autosomal dominant inheritance?
Skips generations
Affects males more than females
Affects both males and females equally
Only affects females
Which disease is associated with the mnemonic "HEAVy DOMINANT"?
Autosomal recessive diseases
X-linked recessive diseases
Autosomal dominant diseases
X-linked dominant diseases
Which of the following is an example of an X-linked recessive disease?
Rett's syndrome
Hunter's syndrome
Achondroplasia
Marfan's syndrome
Which of the following diseases is NOT inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern?
Ataxia-telangiectasia
Alkaptonuria
Neurofibromatosis
Cystic fibrosis
Which disease is associated with the mnemonic "Red Rose for All Children"?
Autosomal recessive diseases
X-linked recessive diseases
Autosomal dominant diseases
X-linked dominant diseases
Which of the following is a characteristic of X-linked recessive inheritance?
Affects both males and females equally
Affects males more than females
Only affects females
Skips generations
Match the following
FragileX (FamlialMR)geneticanticipation
Huntington (chromosome 4p)
Myotonic Dystrophy chromosome 19
