Hole's Human Anatomy & Physiology, 9/e

David Shier, Washtenaw Community College
Ricki Lewis, The University at Albany
Jackie Butler, Grayson County Community College

Genetics

True/False Quiz

Please answer all questions


1	The disintegration of chromosomes during meiosis is called nondisjunction.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	Older women carry a greater chance of having a child with trisomy 21 than a younger mother.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	Persons with Turner's syndrome have male chromosomes but have a female appearance.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	Syndromes having abnormal numbers of chromosomes are usually related to defective sperm cells.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	Only the sperm have the ability to determine the sex of the offspring.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	All genetic abnormalities have a certain degree of probability to be inherited.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	Sex-linked genes are those associated with chromosomes X or Y.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	Males and females have equal chances of inheriting sex linked disorders.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	All birth defects are genetic and inherited.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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