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STDs are more often asymptomatic in _________ , but can cause Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) and infertility if left untreated. |
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Crossing-over is the event that: |
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Allows us to check DNA and determine parental lineage Assures that only identical twins are genetically the same Can sometimes result in genetic errors that cause complications for the embryo, fetus, or the child once born. tremendously increases variability in a population |
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Visible traits displayed by an organism and non-visible characteristics such as susceptibility to a disease |
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Actual division of the cell in either Mitosis or Meiosis |
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Human cells in interphase have: |
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23 homologous pair of chromosomes |
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As presented in lecture, which of the following statements is true? |
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Of the STDs, that we discussed, Chlamydia is the fasted spreading in the US. |
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The female human autosomal (non-sex) cells in interphase have: |
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22 homologous pair of chromosomes plus one non-homologous 23 homologous pair of chromosomes |
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The cell diagrammed at the right is in: (pairs of sister chromatids lined up side by side at the equator) |
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The cell diagrammed at the right is in: (sister chromatids lined up vertically at the equator) |
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HIV virus can be transmitted by: |
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Contact with blood of someone who has been infected with HIV such as from used injection needles ---- Sexual contact with someone who has been infected with HIV |
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1If Freckles is a dominant trait, given the cross shown in the Punnett Square, the offspring indicated by box(es) ____________ would NOT have freckles. |
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lower right-hand box with (ff) |
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In the same Punnet Square, the chance of a child from these parents having freckles is |
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Which pattern of inheritance is shown in the pedigree provided here; Skips a generations & Typically Shown by males. |
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An organism that invades the DNA of the cell, causing the cell to duplicate the organism and thus causing a disease is: |
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An individual with blood type A is traditionally shown as having the following genotype: |
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Williams Syndrome is a crossing-over error (deletion) where a portion of a chromosome is missing, which results in: |
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the child having excellent musical and verbal abilities |
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Wavy hair, where Ww is intermediate between WW and ww is considered to be a(n) example of: |
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In this basic diagram of DNA, box 1 indicates a(n) (phosphate, pentose suger, nitrogen containing base) |
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In this same diagram of DNA, box 2 indicates a(n) |
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All of the inherited alleles that make up an organism’s chromosomes |
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Non-disjunction of X chromosomes may result in a child having XXY, in which case the child has ____________ Syndrome and ________. |
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Kleinfelter Syndrome ……………. is male |
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The organ that makes oxygen available to the fetus is the: |
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Sickle-Cell Anemia, a disease that can cause internal hemorrhaging when capillaries clog and break, occurs when the individual inherits Homozygous Recessive alleles. However, having the Heterozygous condition for these alleles: |
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Allows the individual to better tolerate malaria |
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Alleles are chromosomal material found: |
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at a particular locus on homologous chromosomes. |
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Huntington Disease, that results in the inability to produce Huntington protein, is a(n): |
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Autosomal Dominant Disease |
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Continued lactation (production of milk) depends on: |
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Cues that might cause parents to seek, and the medical community to provide genetic testing include: |
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Choosing to have a baby when the mother is 45 years or older Having a family history of an inherited disease |
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A Sexually Transmitted organism that is an ecto-parasite (found on outside of body) and can be transmitted through shared clothing or bedding is: |
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The very organized process whereby a cell’s chromosomes replicate and then the cell duplicates itself to create 2 cells identical to the original is: |
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The very organized process beginning with chromosome replication and culminating in production of 4 gametes that have half the chromosomal material is |
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When alleles from more than one locus, and likely more than one chromosome, contribute to the trait displayed, it is referred to as |
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Color-blindness and hemophilia are more common in males and often skip a generation, thus these traits are: |
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If a trait indicated by the letter “m” is determined to be Homozygous Dominant, that trait is exhibited by individuals who have alleles: |
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Inheritance of 2 recessive alleles that cause the baby to lack the enzyme to break down glycosphingolipid is a disease called: |
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If a mother has Type AB blood and a father has type O blood, the chance that one of their children can have type O blood is: (Hint: draw a Punnet Square if it will help you, otherwise, use the FOIL method) |
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Using the bookkeeping that we discussed in class, a male who displays a Sex-Linked Recessive trait would be |
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The daughter cell created by ______________ is called a _________________. |
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The Hepatitis infection that can be transmitted by sexual contact is: |
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus, the virus that causes HIV, initially invades and takes control of: |
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Based on total population, ________________ people in the US have a Non- HIV Sexually Transmitted Infection. |
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Sexually Transmitted Infections that are the hardest to treat are |
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Those who have AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) often die of: |
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Cancer Pneumonia Opportunistic infections |
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For bookkeeping purposes the lower case letter indicates the: |
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The likelihood of a child being born with Down Syndrome is about: |
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A normal, functioning cell in interphase is said to be |
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Sexually Transmitted Infections most easily cured by antibiotics are: |
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The process when cytoplasm divides into two separate cells is called: |
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