Genetic Disorders Reading Comprehension

Which disease or disorder causes people to have abnormal blood cells?

• Cystic Fibrosis

• Albinism

• Sickle-cell Disease

• Down Syndrome

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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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To trace the occurrence of a trait through several generations of a family, you could create ______________.

• a pedigree chart

• t chart

• punnett square

A couple that have a family history of a genetic disorder might wish to receive advice from a(n) ______________ _____________.

• ancestry.com all access member

• genetic counselor

• lineage hunters

A condition in which a person's skin, hair, and eyes lack normal coloring is called _________________.

• albinism

• Down syndrome

• colorblindness

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Which of the following is the protein that is NOT normal in people with sickle-cell disease?

• blood cells

• mucus

• clotting protein

• karyotype

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Which of the following is a genetic disorder that results from having an extra chromosomes?

• colorblindness

• Down syndrome

• cystic fibrosis

Which is not a cause of human genetic disorders?

• changes in the number of chromosomes

• getting the flu

• changes in the structure of chromosomes

• mutations in the DNA of genes

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illustration shows. 

• sickle cell
• hemophilia
• turner's
• tay-sachs. 

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Degeneration of nerve cells in the brain 

• albinism 
• Huntington's
• turner's 
• klinefelter's 

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