IMPRINTING

Question 1

Refers to differential expression of genetic material and allows researchers to identify whether the chromosomal material has come from the male or female parents

Answer 1

Imprinting

Question 2

caused by a deletion or disruption of genes in the proximal arm of chromosome 15 no paternal contribution is present at certain gene points

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Prader-Willi syndrome

Question 3

a condition in which the male testes or the female ovaries produce little or no sex hormones

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hypogonadism

Question 4

a form of hypogonadism that is due to a problem with the pituitary gland or hypothalamus

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Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

Question 5

a condition that affects only femalees, results when one of the X chromosomes (sex chromosomes) is missing or partially missing

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Turner Syndrome

Question 6

a genetic condition that results when a boy is born with an extra copy of the X chromosome
sometimes called XXY

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Klinefelter syndrome

Question 7

cause when one chromosome breaks off and attaches to other chromosomes

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Translocation disorder

Question 8

If a chromosome accidentally divides not by a vertical separation but by a horizontal one

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Isochromosomes

Question 9

A process by which patients or relatives, at risk of an inherited disorder are advised of the consequences and nature of the disorder

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Genetic Counseling

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components of genetic counseling process

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-contracting
-information gathering
-physical assessment
-risk assessment

Question 11

Genetic counseling ethics

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• respect the right of individual
• non directive approach
• keep privacy of individual and family
• maintain the communication between counselor and the client

Question 12

Types of genetic screening

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-Carrier identification
-forensic screening
-newborn screening
-prenatal diagnosis