Pathophysiology for Nurses I
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Galen
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The set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the
interaction of its genotype with the environment.
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phenotype
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Homozygous dominant (AA), homosygous recessive (aa), heterozygous
(Aa)
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genotype
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Different forms of the same gene, of the two types of a gene
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allele
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One cell divides into two
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mitosis
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One cell divides twice to produce sex cells with half the genetic information
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meiosis
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Chromosomes exchanged to mix mom and dad genes to form new
combination
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crossing over
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Recombinant chromosomes
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Chromosomes that carry genes from each parent.
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Radiation, chemicals, or viruses that can alter DNA
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Mutagens
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Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
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Both limbs of lymphocyte system are missing or defective; no adaptive
immune response
only affects males
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Having extra or missing whole chromosomes
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aneuploidy
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The failure of chromosomes to separate during meiosis is called
Answer:
nondisjunction