Honors College Prep Biology Chapter 12: Inheritance Patterns and Human Genetics

Question 1

Somebody with type AB blood is considered

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codominant

Question 2

Genes farther apart on the chromosome are more likely to be inherited together

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false

Question 3

Gene therapy works by

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replacing bad gene with good gene

Question 4

Which of the following typically has a more detrimental impact?

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missing chromosome

Question 5

The genetic disorders we looked at were all caused by a defective

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protein

Question 6

A half shaded in circle or square in a pedigree indicates

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carrier for disease

Question 7

Genes can be influenced by the environment

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true

Question 8

A disease that appears in every generation of a pedigree has a good chance of being

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autosomal dominant

Question 9

A loss of a piece of chromosome

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deletion

Question 10

Down syndrome is caused by

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trisomy 21

Question 11

Blood has 3 alleles (A,B,O). We call this

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multiple alleles

Question 12

Mutations that occur in sperm or egg are called

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germ-line

Question 13

The sex of the offspring is determined by

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father

Question 14

The chromosomes 1 through 22 in humans are known as

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autosomes

Question 15

Shows inheritance patterns in families over time

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pedigree

Question 16

Most humans traits are

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polygenic

Question 17

Which is typically more harmful?

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frameshift

Question 18

Males are more prone to X linked diseases

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true

Question 19

Trisomy occurs due to

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nondisjunction

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