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1

A procedure that displays the pairs of chromosomes in a cell is called a_______.
A)genotype
B)phenotype
C)karyotype
D)linotype
E)chromotype
2

Nondisjunction can occur if ______ chromosomes fail to separate during meiosis I.
A)homologous
B)heterozygous
C)defective
D)sex
E)autosoma
3

Nondisjunction occurs during meiosis II if sister chromatids fail to separate completely.
A)True
B)False
4

The most common autosomal trisomy at birth is ________.
A)cri du chat syndrome
B)Patau syndrome
C)Klinefelter syndrome
D)Turner syndrome
E)Down syndrome
5

Characteristics of Down syndrome include _________.
A)short stature
B)round head
C)mental retardation
D)palm crease
E)all of the above
6

Persons with Down syndrome usually have ______ copies of chromosome 21.
A)no
B)one
C)two
D)three
E)nonaligned
7

Down syndrome may be detected by ________.
A)a karyotype from chorionic villi testing
B)a karyotype from amniocentesis
C)a test to detect substances in the maternal blood
D)all of these
8

In persons with Down syndrome, the Gart gene is associated with the _______.
A)oriental-like fold of the eyelids
B)stubby fingers
C)mental retardation
D)third or extra copy of the chromosome 21
E)all of the above
9

A permanent genetic change that can be detected by microscopic examination of chromosome structure is a chromosome mutation.
A)True
B)False
10

Examples of chromosomal mutations are ________.
A)inversion
B)translocation
C)deletion
D)duplication
E)all of the above
11

If a segment of a chromosome is present several times more than normal due to unequal crossing-over, it is called ________.
A)an inversion
B)a translocation
C)a deletion
D)a duplication
12

If a segment of a chromosome is turned around 180 degrees, it results in ________.
A)an inversion
B)a translocation
C)a deletion
D)a duplication
E)absolutely no change in genetics at all
13

Cri du chat syndrome is an example of an inversion chromosomal mutation.
A)True
B)False
14

Other factors being equal, the chance of having a girl or of having a boy is ____.
A)50 : 50
B)3-to-1
C)dependent upon the sex chromosomes of the parents
D)dependent upon the sex chromosomes of the father
E)dependent upon the sex chromosomes of the mother
15

Adults with XX chromosomes have darkly, staining, condensed chromatin bodies called ______ bodies.
A)polar
B)Barr
C)nuclear
D)Golgi
E)nondisjunction
16

A Barr body is a condensed, inactive X chromosome.
A)True
B)False
17

A person with Turner syndrome has ______ sex chromosome(s).
A)no
B)only one
C)two deformed
D)three or one extra
E)normal
18

An egg has a(n) ______ chromosome.
A)X
B)Y
C)either 1 or 2 is possible
D)extra
19

A sperm has a(n) ______ chromosome.
A)X
B)Y
C)either 1 or 2 is possible.
D)extra
20

The sex of a newborn child is determined by the mother.
A)True
B)False
21

Nondisjunction during spermatogenesis can lead to a sperm with __________.
A)no sex chromosome
B)an X and a Y chromosome
C)two X chromosomes
D)two Y chromosomes
E)all of the above
22

Many different abnormal sex chromosome constituencies can be due to nondisjunction.
A)True
B)False
23

A person with Turner syndrome has the following sex chromosome(s).
A)X
B)Y
C)both 1 and 2
D)neither X nor Y
24

A person with Klinefelter syndrome ______.
A)is a sterile male
B)is a sterile female
C)can be either a sterile male or female
D)is neutral (neither male or female)
25

Poly-X individuals are _________.
A)are sterile
B)lack developed breasts
C)may have menstrual irregularities
D)are especially feminine
E)all of the above
26

Nondisjunction during oogenesis can lead to an egg with __________.
A)two X chromosomes
B)no X chromosome
C)either 1 or 2
27

Normally, an individual receives ______ autosomes from each parent.
A)2
B)22
C)44
D)46
28

Normally, an individual receives two sex chromosomes from a parent.
A)True
B)False
29

An) X-linked recessive disorder(s) is/include _________.
A)color blindness
B)hemophilia
C)muscular dystrophy
D)all of the above
30

All traits associated with the sex of the individual are due to sex-linked genes.
A)True
B)False
31

Both the chromosomes and alleles of each pair segregate together during meiosis, with the first or second chromosome of each pair going into a sperm or egg.
A)True
B)False
32

Except for the unmatched portion of the X-chromosome, the gametes contain only one of each type of chromosome and one of each type allele in all possible combinations.
A)True
B)False
33

Regarding autosomal recessive genetic disorders, most affected children have parents with the disorder.
A)True
B)False
34

With autosomal recessive genetic disorders, heterozygotes have a ______ phenotype.
A)normal
B)recessive
C)homozygous
D)hidden
E)variable
35

With autosomal recessive disorders, if two parents have the disorder, the children have what chance of having the disorder?
A)no chance
B)50%
C)100%
36

With autosomal recessive genetic disorders, males and females are affected with equal frequency.
A)True
B)False
37

Huntington disease ________.
A)causes tumors
B)causes the brain to degenerate
C)affects the liver
D)affects less than one in a million persons
E)is a recessive disorder
38

Individuals with Huntington disease show symptoms at birth.
A)True
B)False
39

Regarding Huntington disease, which of the following is true?
A)The gene is located on chromosome 4.
B)It is an autosomal dominant disorder.
C)Affected persons have many more repeats of the amino acid glutamine.
D)There is no effective treatment.
E)All of the above are correct.
40

Normally a child with a dominant trait does NOT have a parent with the trait.
A)True
B)False
41

Autosomal recessive genetic disorder(s) include(s) ________.
A)cystic fibrosis
B)Tay-Sachs disease
C)phenylketonuria (PKU)
D)all of the above
42

________ is the most common lethal genetic disease among Caucasians in the United States.
A)Tay-Sachs
B)Huntington disease
C)Cystic fibrosis
D)Neurofibromatosis
43

Children with cystic fibrosis have a thick and viscous fluid in the lungs and digestive tract.
A)True
B)False
44

In cystic fibrosis, patients' fluoride ions fail to pass through cell membrane channel proteins.
A)True
B)False
45

Lack of ______ in the lungs leads to thick mucus in cystic fibrosis patients.
A)alveoli
B)air
C)water
D)muscle tissue
E)genetic material
46

Tay-Sachs disease is of higher incidence among Jewish people in the United States.
A)True
B)False
47

Tay-Sachs disease is due to a lack of the enzyme Hex ______.
A)A
B)T-S
C)peroxidase
D)lipase
E)PKU
48

Individuals with PKU must be on a diet low in phenylalanine throughout their lives.
A)True
B)False
49

Gene therapy is a theoretical idea for replacing defective genes with healthy ones but it has not yet been used.
A)True
B)False
50

A retrovirus has ______ genes.
A)RNA
B)DNA
C)bacterial
D)defective
E)no
51

A/an ______ is used as a vector to carry normal genes into the cells of a patient where they become incorporated into the genome.
A)antisense molecule
B)plasmid
C)retrovirus
D)GEM (genetically engineered microbe)
E)DNA probe
52

When research or medical procedures are done in an organism or patient rather than in tissue culture or test tube, it is called _________.
A)genetic
B)realistic
C)in vitro
D)in vivo
E)malignant







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