Chapter 29 - Heredity

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Genetics Vocabulary

Genetic Variation

Types of Inheritance

Non-traditional Inheritance

Screening and Therapy

FINAL ROUND

Genetics Vocabulary:

$100 Question

What are DNA segments that contain the genetic blueprints for proteins?

a. Alleles

b. Karyotypes

c. Genes

d. EnzymesBACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Genetics Vocabulary:

$100 Answer

What are DNA segments that contain the genetic blueprints for proteins?

a. Alleles

b. Karyotypes

c. Genes

d. EnzymesBACK TO GAME

Genetics Vocabulary:

$200 Question

What is the complete diploid chromosomal complement displayed in homologous pairs?

a. Karyotype

b. Phenotype

c. Genotype

d. HolotypeBACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Genetics Vocabulary:

$200 Answer

What is the complete diploid chromosomal complement displayed in homologous pairs?

a. Karyotype

b. Phenotype

c. Genotype

d. HolotypeBACK TO GAME

Genetics Vocabulary:

$300 Question

Matched genes on the same location on homologous chromosomes are __________.

a. autosomes

b. complements

c. arms

d. allelesBACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Genetics Vocabulary:

$300 Answer

Matched genes on the same location on homologous chromosomes are __________.

a. autosomes

b. complements

c. arms

d. allelesBACK TO GAME

Genetics Vocabulary:

$400 Question

What is the complete set of a person’s genes?

a. Phenotype

b. Karyotype

c. Genotype

d. HolotypeBACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Genetics Vocabulary:

$400 Answer

What is the complete set of a person’s genes?

a. Phenotype

b. Karyotype

c. Genotype

d. HolotypeBACK TO GAME

Genetics Vocabulary:

$500 Question

A person whose genetic makeup includes the gene pair bb is __________.

a. codominant

b. heterozygous

c. homozygous dominant

d. homozygous recessiveBACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Genetics Vocabulary:

$500 Answer

A person whose genetic makeup includes the gene pair bb is __________.

a. codominant

b. heterozygous

c. homozygous dominant

d. homozygous recessiveBACK TO GAME

Genetic Variation:

$100 Question

Because they are transmitted as a unit to daughter cells, genes on the same chromosome are:

a. linked.

b. crossed over.

c. recombinant.

d. segregated.BACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Genetic Variation:

$100 Answer

Because they are transmitted as a unit to daughter cells, genes on the same chromosome are:

a. linked.

b. crossed over.

c. recombinant.

d. segregated.BACK TO GAME

Genetic Variation:

$200 Question

The distribution of two alleles for a trait to different gametes during meiosis I is __________.

a. dissociation

b. segregation

c. exclusion

d. partitionBACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Genetic Variation:

$200 Answer

The distribution of two alleles for a trait to different gametes during meiosis I is __________.

a. dissociation

b. segregation

c. exclusion

d. partitionBACK TO GAME

Genetic Variation:

$300 Question

Recombinant chromosomes can result from:

a. segregation.

b. independent assortment.

c. linkage.

d. crossover.BACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Genetic Variation:

$300 Answer

Recombinant chromosomes can result from:

a. segregation.

b. independent assortment.

c. linkage.

d. crossover.BACK TO GAME

Genetic Variation:

$400 Question

During meiosis I, maternal and paternal chromosomes are randomly distributed to daughter nuclei. This is called __________.

a. independent assortment

b. codominance

c. incomplete dominance

d. crossoverBACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Genetic Variation:

$400 Answer

During meiosis I, maternal and paternal chromosomes are randomly distributed to daughter nuclei. This is called __________.

a. independent assortment

b. codominance

c. incomplete dominance

d. crossoverBACK TO GAME

Genetic Variation:

$500 Question

The number of possible gamete types from a genome containing 5 homologous pairs of chromosomes is:

a. 10.

b. 16.

c. 32.

d. 64.BACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Genetic Variation:

$500 Answer

The number of possible gamete types from a genome containing 5 homologous pairs of chromosomes is:

a. 10.

b. 16.

c. 32.

d. 64.BACK TO GAME

Types of Inheritance:

$100 Question

What is an example of a disease caused by a lethal dominant gene?

a. Tay-Sachs disease

b. Huntington’s disease

c. Cystic fibrosis

d. Sickle-cell anemiaBACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Types of Inheritance:

$100 Answer

What is an example of a disease caused by a lethal dominant gene?

a. Tay-Sachs disease

b. Huntington’s disease

c. Cystic fibrosis

d. Sickle-cell anemiaBACK TO GAME

Types of Inheritance:

$200 Question

In __________, the heterozygote has a phenotype intermediate between the homozygous dominant and homozygous recessive forms.

a. codominance

b. incomplete dominance

c. blending

d. integration BACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Types of Inheritance:

$200 Answer

In __________, the heterozygote has a phenotype intermediate between the homozygous dominant and homozygous recessive forms.

a. codominance

b. incomplete dominance

c. blending

d. integration BACK TO GAME

Types of Inheritance:

$300 Question

Human skin color, height, and intelligence are inherited by:

a. dominant-recessive inheritance.

b. codominance.

c. polygenic inheritance.

d. multiple alleles.BACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Types of Inheritance:

$300 Answer

Human skin color, height, and intelligence are inherited by:

a. dominant-recessive inheritance.

b. codominance.

c. polygenic inheritance.

d. multiple alleles.BACK TO GAME

Types of Inheritance:

$400 Question

What is the ABO blood type of a person with a IAi genotype?

a. Type O

b. Type B

c. Type AB

d. Type ABACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Types of Inheritance:

$400 Answer

What is the ABO blood type of a person with a IAi genotype?

a. Type O

b. Type B

c. Type AB

d. Type ABACK TO GAME

Types of Inheritance:

$500 Question

The probability of a heterozygote child from an Rr father and rr mother is:

a. 1/4.

b. 1/2.

c. 3/4.

d. 1.BACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Types of Inheritance:

$500 Answer

The probability of a heterozygote child from an Rr father and rr mother is:

a. 1/4.

b. 1/2.

c. 3/4.

d. 1.BACK TO GAME

Nontraditional Inheritance:

$100 Question

__________ are environmentally produced phenotypes that mimic conditions that may be caused by mutations.

a. Prototypes

b. Karyotypes

c. Phenocopies

d. GenocopiesBACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Nontraditional Inheritance:

$100 Answer

__________ are environmentally produced phenotypes that mimic conditions that may be caused by mutations.

a. Prototypes

b. Karyotypes

c. Phenocopies

d. GenocopiesBACK TO GAME

Nontraditional Inheritance:

$200 Question

What are found in non-protein-coding DNA that were formerly thought to be “junk”?

a. DNA-only genes

b. RNA-only genes

c. Transposons

d. ExonsBACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Nontraditional Inheritance:

$200 Answer

What are found in non-protein-coding DNA that were formerly thought to be “junk”?

a. DNA-only genes

b. RNA-only genes

c. transposons

d. exonsBACK TO GAME

Nontraditional Inheritance:

$300 Question

What tags genes as maternal or paternal and confers important functional differences in the resulting embryo?

a. DNA tagging

b. RNA tagging

c. Phenotypic imprinting

d. Genomic imprintingBACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Nontraditional Inheritance:

$300 Answer

What tags genes as maternal or paternal and confers important functional differences in the resulting embryo?

a. DNA tagging

b. RNA tagging

c. Phenotypic imprinting

d. Genomic imprintingBACK TO GAME

Nontraditional Inheritance:

$400 Question

__________ is transmitted to the offspring almost exclusively by the mother.

a. The X chromosome

b. rRNA

c. mtDNA

d. cDNABACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Nontraditional Inheritance:

$400 Answer

__________ is transmitted to the offspring almost exclusively by the mother:

a. The X chromosome

b. rRNA

c. mtDNA

d. cDNABACK TO GAME

Nontraditional Inheritance:

$500 Question

This is caused by a mutation in an imprinted gene.

a. Prader-Willi syndrome

b. Down syndrome

c. Red-green color blindness

d. Macular degenerationBACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Nontraditional Inheritance:

$500 Answer

This is caused by a mutation in an imprinted gene.

a. Prader-Willi syndrome

b. Down syndrome

c. Red-green color blindness

d. Macular degenerationBACK TO GAME

Topic 5:

$100 Question

A __________ traces a genetic trait through several generations and helps predict the genotype of a future generation.

a. karyotype

b. pedigree

c. gene map

d. linkage mapBACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Topic 5:

$100 Answer

A __________ traces a genetic trait through several generations and helps predict the genotype of a future generation:

a. karyotype

b. pedigree

c. gene map

d. linkage mapBACK TO GAME

Topic 5:

$200 Question

A fetal test that uses bits of the placenta for genetic screening is:

a. placental puncture.

b. amniocentesis.

c. chorionic villus sampling.

d. embryocentesis.BACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Topic 5:

$200 Answer

A fetal test that uses bits of the placenta for genetic screening is:

a. placental puncture.

b. amniocentesis.

c. chorionic villus sampling.

d. embryocentesis.BACK TO GAME

Topic 5:

$300 Question

What is a fetal test in which a wide-bore needle is inserted into the amniotic sac?

a. Amniocentesis

b. Placental puncture

c. Chorionic villus sampling

d. EmbryocentesisBACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Topic 5:

$300 Answer

What is a fetal test in which a wide-bore needle is inserted into the amniotic sac?

a. Amniocentesis

b. Placental puncture

c. Chorionic villus sampling

d. EmbryocentesisBACK TO GAME

Topic 5:

$400 Question

__________ is the use of a virus with a functional gene to infect defective cells and alleviate a disorder.

a. Electroporation

b. Gene therapy

c. Microinjection

d. TransductionBACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Topic 5:

$400 Answer

__________ is the use of a virus with a functional gene to infect defective cells and alleviate a disorder.

a. Electroporation

b. Gene therapy

c. Microinjection

d. TransductionBACK TO GAME

Topic 5:

$500 Question

What is a disease often tested for in newborns using genetic screening?

a. GIP

b. CCK

c. PKU

d. VIPBACK TO GAME

ANSWER

Topic 5:

$500 Answer

What is a disease often tested for in newborns using genetic screening?

a. GIP

b. CCK

c. PKU

d. VIPBACK TO GAME

FINAL ROUND Question

If a man with sex-linked hemophilia has a son with a woman who is a carrier, the probability the son would have hemophilia is:

a. 1/4.

b. 1/2.

c. 3/4.

d. 1.BACK TO GAME

ANSWER

FINAL ROUND Answer

If a man with sex-linked hemophilia has a son with a woman who is a carrier, the probability the son would have hemophilia is:

a. 1/4.

b. 1/2.

c. 3/4.

d. 1.BACK TO GAME