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What is synpolydactyly?

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extra digits that are fused with other digits

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What are two types of txn factors?

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specific and unspecific

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The HOX family of genes is important for what?

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patterning along the anterior-posterior border

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What are the late HOX genes, 11 to 13, involved in?

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development of the distal pole of the limbs

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What is a morphogen?

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substance secreted by cells in one part of the embryo

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Where is Shh secreted from?

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notochord and floor plate of neural tube

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A defect in Shh secretion leads to what?

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midline defects

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What developmental protein must interact with cholesterol to function?

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Shh

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What disease features an impairment of Shh function due to a defect in cholesterol biosynthesis?

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Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome

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What two genes are involved in detecting fluid flow in the developing kidney?

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polycystin 1 and polycystin2

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What do defects in polycystin 1 and 2 cause? What disease develops?

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patient to not polarize cells and cysts to develop

polycystic kidney disease types 1 and 2

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Where does development of the CNS begin from?

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neural tube

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What gene interferes with migration of neural cells?

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LIS1

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What condition results from defects in the LIS1 gene?

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lissencephaly

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What is true hermaphroditism?

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patient has both testes and ovarian tissue

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What is pseudohermaphroditism?

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pts have either testes or ovarian tissue but the phenotype does not represent the sex

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Where is the testes determining factor located?

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SDR of the Y chromosome (SRY)

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What happes if SRY is deleted on the Y chromosome?

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female with XY karyotype

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What happes if SRY is translocated to the X-chromosome?

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the embryo develops into a male with an XX karyotype

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What are female pseudohermaphrodites?

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normal ovaries but ambiguous or male genitalia

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What is the most common cause for female pseudohermaphroditism?

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congenital adrenal hyperplasia

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CAH often involves a defect in what enzyme?

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21-hydroxylase

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What does a defect in 21-hydroxylase result in?

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block in cortisol synthesis with intermediates being shunted into androgen synthesis pathways

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Where/when do specific txn factors function?

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specific cells at specific times

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HOX 11-13 are involved in what?
development of the distal pole of the limbs
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Where is Shh secreted from?
notochord and floor plate (of developing neural tube)
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Where does Shh diffuse to?
ventral side of body
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Where does Shh influence cell development?
brain and spinal cord
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A defective Shh leads to inability to develop what two structures?
midface and forebrain
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Other than the notochord and floor plate, where else is Shh secreted from?
developing limb
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At the developing limb, what does Shh secretion induce?
posterior limb elements
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What compound must Shh interact with to function properly?
cholesterol
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How does Smith-Lemli-Opitz affect Shh signaling?
it is a cholesterol biosynthesis condition
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Defects in polycystin 1 or 2 impede a cells ability to sense what?
fluid flow
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How do epithelial kidney tubules become polarized?
sensing fluid flow
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A genetic defect in polycystin 1 or polycystin 2 results in what disease?
polycystic kidney disease
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Where does development of the CNS occur?
neural tube
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What gene is involved in the orderly migration of cerebral cortex cells?
LIS1
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What five tissues require apoptosis for their development?
heart, digits, anus, uterus/vagina, immune system
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What is true hermaphroditism?
patient has both testes and ovarian tissue
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What is pseudohermaphroditism?
patient has testes or ovaries but their phenotype does not match their genetic makeup
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What part of the Y chromosome drives male development?
Sex-determining region of Y (SRY)
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Within the SRY, what gene determines male development?
Testes Determining Factor (TDF)
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What happens if the SRY is deleted?
embryo develops in an XY female
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What happens if SRY is translocated onto the X chromosome?
XX, male
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Female pseudohermaphrodites possess what?
normal ovaries but ambiguous or male genitalia
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What is the most common cause for female pseudohermaphroditism?
congenital adrenal hyperplasia
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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is caused by what defective enzyme?
21-beta-hydroxylase
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The production of what product involves 21-hydroxylase?
cortisol
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With a block in synthesis, where do cortisol substituents get shunted to?
production of androgens
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The development of male sex characteristics are driven by what?
androgens
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What enzyme can be implicated in the lack of development of male sex characteristics?
5-alpha-reductase
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What is androgen insensitivity syndrome?
deficiency in androgen receptor production
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What does the tumor progenitor model predict?
epigenetic programming errors lay the seed for cancer later in life
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What do high concentrations of Shh induce? Low concentration?
high = floor plate low = motor neurons
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A defect in CREB results in what disease?
Rubinstein Taybi
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Renal tubules polarize by moving what receptor?
EGFR
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Where does development of the CNS begin from?
neural tube
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Neuronal precursor cells begin their migration from where? What do they use as a scaffold for migration?
ventricles glial cells
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Where is the testis determining factor located?
SRY
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What is the most common cause for female pseudohermaphroditism?
congenital adrenal hyperplasia
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What enzyme is often absent in male pseudohermaphroditism?
5-alpha reductase
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Why does a deficiency in 5-alpha reductase cause male pseudohermaphroditism?
lack of androgen production

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