Diseases

Question 1

What are the symptoms of Huntington’s Disease?

Answer 1

Uncontrollable body movements and degeneration of nervous system; later onset in life and is fatal 10-20 years after onset

Question 2

What are the symptoms of Tay Sach’s Disease?

Answer 2

Accumulation of lipids in the brain; seizures, blindness, degeneration of motor skills after birth, followed by death within a few years

Question 2

What are the symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis?

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Excessive secretion of mucus and vulnerability to infection; fatal if untreated

Question 2

Klinefelter’s Autosomal Disorder or Sex Chromosome Disorder? Boy or Girl? How obtained?

Answer 2

Sex Chromosome Disorder Boy Defect, born with extra X chromosome (XXY)

Question 4

What are the symptoms of Down Syndrome?

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Extra chromosome 21; characterized by developmental delays, heart and other defects that are generally treatable or non-life threatening

Question 6

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Autosomal/Sex-Linked? Recessive/Dominant?

Answer 6

Sex-Linked Recessive

Question 7

What are the symptoms of Klinefelter’s?

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Tall and infertile, behavioral and speech problems

Question 7

Color Blindness Autosomal/Sex-Linked? Recessive/Dominant?

Answer 7

Sex-Linked Recessive

Question 8

Uncontrollable body movements and degeneration of nervous system; later onset in life and is fatal 10-20 years after onset

Answer 8

What are the symptoms of Huntington’s Disease?

Question 8

Tall and infertile, behavioral and speech problems

Answer 8

What are the symptoms of Klinefelter’s?

Question 9

Progressive weakening and loss of muscles tissue

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What are the symptoms of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy?

Question 10

What are the symptoms of Turner Syndrome?

Answer 10

Normal Intelligence, under-developed ovaries, abnormal jaws, webbed necked, shield-like chests

Question 11

Extra chromosome 21; characterized by developmental delays, heart and other defects that are generally treatable or non-life threatening

Answer 11

What are the symptoms of Down Syndrome?

Question 11

Excessive secretion of mucus and vulnerability to infection; fatal if untreated

Answer 11

What are the symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis?

Question 13

What are the symptoms of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy?

Answer 13

Progressive weakening and loss of muscles tissue

Question 13

What are the symptoms of Color blindness?

Answer 13

Inability to distinguish red-green color patterns

Question 14

Normal Intelligence, under-developed ovaries, abnormal jaws, webbed necked, shield-like chests

Answer 14

What are the symptoms of Turner Syndrome?

Question 15

Sickle Cell Disease Autosomal/Sex-Linked? Recessive/Dominant?

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Autosomal Recessive

Question 15

Characterized by excessive bleeding after injury as a result of the absence of one or more clotting proteins

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What are the symptoms of Hemophilia?

Question 17

Turner Syndrome Sex Chromosome Disorder or Autosomal Disorder? Boy or girl? How obtained?

Answer 17

Sex Chromosome Disorder Girl Defect, born missing X chromosome or part of it

Question 19

Cystic Fibrosis Autosomal/Sex-Linked? Recessive/Dominant?

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Autosomal Recessive

Question 20

What are the symptoms of Sickle Cell Disease?

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RBC’s are sickle shaped and clump together blocking blood flow

Question 21

Inability to distinguish red-green color patterns

Answer 21

What are the symptoms of Color blindness?

Question 23

What are the symptoms of Hemophilia?

Answer 23

Characterized by excessive bleeding after injury as a result of the absence of one or more clotting proteins

Question 24

Hemophilia Autosomal/Sex-Linked? Recessive/Dominant?

Answer 24

Sex-Linked Recessive

Question 26

RBC’s are sickle shaped and clump together blocking blood flow

Answer 26

What are the symptoms of Sickle Cell Disease?

Question 27

Down Syndrome How is it inherited?

Answer 27

Nondisjunction

Question 28

Accumulation of lipids in the brain; seizures, blindness, degeneration of motor skills after birth, followed by death within a few years

Answer 28

What are the symptoms of Tay Sach’s Disease?

Question 29

Huntington’s Disease Autosomal/Sex-Linked? Recessive/Dominant?

Answer 29

Autosomal Dominant

Question 30

Tay Sach’s Autosomal/Sex-Linked? Recessive/Dominant?

Answer 30

Autosomal Recessive