Question 1

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Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
-the scientific study of genetic inheritance

Accepted Answer

A)  proteome
B)  crossing-over
C)  dominant gene
D)  gene
E)  p-armF) trisomyG) geneticsH) recessive geneI) genomeJ) q-armK) sex-linked traitL) genetic mutationM) monosomyN) autosomeO) nondisjunction

Question 2

The longer segment of a chromosome is called the _____-arm.

Accepted Answer

A)   l
B)   p
C)   q
D)   s

Question 3

A grid used to determine the probability of inheriting a genetic trait is called a pedigree.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which genetic disease results from a recessive gene that fails to produce an enzyme needed to convert an amino acid into tyrosine?

Accepted Answer

A)   Tay-Sachs disease
B)   cystic fibrosis
C)   phenylketonuria
D)   Turner syndrome

Question 5

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
-condition caused by having a gene that makes a faulty protein that prevents the movement of sodium ions into and out of the cell

Accepted Answer

A)  Turner syndrome
B)  cystic fibrosis
C)  Down syndrome
D)  pedigree
E)  single-gene diseaseF) Klinefelter syndromeG) karyotypeH) genetic predispositionI) PKUJ) Punnett square

Question 6

An albino father and a mother with normal skin color who carries the gene for albinism have the probability of having 25% of their offspring be albino.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

MATCHING
Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
-the shorter segment of a chromosome

Accepted Answer

A)  proteome
B)  crossing-over
C)  dominant gene
D)  gene
E)  p-armF) trisomyG) geneticsH) recessive geneI) genomeJ) q-armK) sex-linked traitL) genetic mutationM) monosomyN) autosomeO) nondisjunction

Question 8

If both the mother and father are albino,the probability that their offspring will be albino is

Accepted Answer

A)   0%
B)   25%
C)   50%
D)   100%

Question 9

A recessive trait carried on the X chromosome acts like a dominant trait in a male offspring.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Explain how genes control the activity of a cell.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

A person with one dominant gene for normal skin color and one gene for albinism will look the same as a person with two dominant genes for normal skin color.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A dominant gene will prevent the recessive gene from being expressed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Using a Punnett square,determine the probability of color-blindness in offspring from a mother who is a carrier for color-blindness and a color-blind father.

Accepted Answer

25% color-blind fema...

Question 14

Both monosomy and trisomy result from nondisjunction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

MATCHING
Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
-the group of proteins encoded by the genes of the human cell

Accepted Answer

A)  proteome
B)  crossing-over
C)  dominant gene
D)  gene
E)  p-armF) trisomyG) geneticsH) recessive geneI) genomeJ) q-armK) sex-linked traitL) genetic mutationM) monosomyN) autosomeO) nondisjunction

Question 16

Which of the following is a grid used to determine the probability of inheriting a genetic trait?

Accepted Answer

A)   pedigree
B)   karyotype
C)   Punnett square
D)   plasmid

Question 17

Viruses and bacteria can be mutagens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
-the condition of having a gene that makes it more likely that you will develop a disease

Accepted Answer

A)  Turner syndrome
B)  cystic fibrosis
C)  Down syndrome
D)  pedigree
E)  single-gene diseaseF) Klinefelter syndromeG) karyotypeH) genetic predispositionI) PKUJ) Punnett square

Question 19

MATCHING
Match each term with its corresponding definition or description.
-the longer segment of the chromosome

Accepted Answer

A)  proteome
B)  crossing-over
C)  dominant gene
D)  gene
E)  p-armF) trisomyG) geneticsH) recessive geneI) genomeJ) q-armK) sex-linked traitL) genetic mutationM) monosomyN) autosomeO) nondisjunction

Question 20

Sperm from the same father will always carry the same set of chromosomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 25: Genetics and Genetic Diseases

Using a Punnett square,determine the probability of color-blindness in offspring from a mother who is a carrier for color-blindness and a color-blind father.

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Match each term with its corresponding definition or description. -the condition of having a gene that makes it more likely that you will develop a disease

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MATCHING Match each term with its corresponding definition or description. -the scientific study of genetic inheritance

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Both monosomy and trisomy result from nondisjunction.

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Which genetic disease results from a recessive gene that fails to produce an enzyme needed to convert an amino acid into tyrosine?

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Which of the following is a grid used to determine the probability of inheriting a genetic trait?

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Explain how genes control the activity of a cell.

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A recessive trait carried on the X chromosome acts like a dominant trait in a male offspring.

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A grid used to determine the probability of inheriting a genetic trait is called a pedigree.

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A dominant gene will prevent the recessive gene from being expressed.

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Sperm from the same father will always carry the same set of chromosomes.

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Viruses and bacteria can be mutagens.

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A person with one dominant gene for normal skin color and one gene for albinism will look the same as a person with two dominant genes for normal skin color.

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If both the mother and father are albino,the probability that their offspring will be albino is

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An albino father and a mother with normal skin color who carries the gene for albinism have the probability of having 25% of their offspring be albino.

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MATCHING Match each term with its corresponding definition or description. -the longer segment of the chromosome

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Match each term with its corresponding definition or description. -condition caused by having a gene that makes a faulty protein that prevents the movement of sodium ions into and out of the cell

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The longer segment of a chromosome is called the _____-arm.

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