Human Genetic Disorders

Which disease or disorder is caused by the inheritance of two mutated alleles?

• Down Syndrome
• Colorblindness
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Hemophilia

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which disease or disorder causes people to have abnormal hemoglobin?

• Cystic Fibrosis
• Albinism
• Sickle-cell Disease
• Down Syndrome

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which disease or disorder is the result of having an extra chromosome?

• Cystic Fibrosis
• Down Syndrome
• Colorblindness
• Sickle-cell Disease

What are the two ways that genetic disorders can be inherited?

• Through blood transfusions and meiosis.
• Mutations in DNA and changes in structure or number of chromosomes.
• Missing chromosomes or premature egg splitting.
• Unhealthy environments and heredity.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is the name of the protein that is not normal in people with sickle-cell disease?

• mucus
• clotting protein
• karyotype
• hemoglobin

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A doctor may use a _________ to examine the chromosomes in a cell.

• x-ray
• blood test
• karyotype
• hemoglobin

Which genetic disorder or disease is a sex-linked trait and carried on the X chromosome?

• Cystic Fibrosis
• Sickle-cell Disease
• Hemophilia
• Down Syndrome

What is the gender of the individual whose karyotype is seen in the image?

• Male
• Female

• This karyotype shows Trisomy 21
• This karyotype has no abnormality
• This karyotype is missing a sex chromosome (monosomy x)
• This karyotype is from a gamete

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

How many genetic disorders are knows

• three

• about 20

• about 100

• thousands