Flashcards in Chapter 14 -2 Deck (13):
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What is translocation?
non homologous chromosomes exchange broken parts
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Chimpanzees and humans are ? identical
98.9%
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What are heritable changes in chromosome number due to?
nondisjunction
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What does fertilization after nondisjunction result in?
aneuploidy
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What is aneuploidy?
cells with varying chromosome numbers
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Aneuploidy can either be?
Trisomy (2n+1) or monosomy (2n-1)
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Aneuploids result in?
higher rates of miscarriages
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Examples of aneuploids?
down's syndrome/trisomy 21
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What inherits more than 2 sets of chromosomes?
polyploid organisms
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What is a pedigree?
creates genetic family tree to determine what type of producing you can do
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What is prenatal diagnosis?
tests done in the utero, before birth
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What kind of prenatal diagnosis draws amniotic fluid?
amniocentesis
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