Chromosome Abnormalities Flashcards
1
Q
The risk for unbalanced offspring varies according to the particular Robertsonian
translocation and the sex of the carrier parent; carrier ________ in general have a higher risk for transmitting the translocation to an affected child.
A
females
2
Q
A paracetric inversion does not include the centromere. What are the possibilities for their gametes or children?
Very unlikely for someone with a parametric inversion to have a liveborn infant???
A
2 balanced options and 2 unbalanced options.
Unbalaned recombinant chromosomes are acentric or dicentric and do not lead to viable offspring
3
Q
A pericentric inversion involves the centrome. It can lead to production of unbalnd3err$2
A
Loo need to fiz this
