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Which type of genetic disease Sex-Linked recessive. Since males only have one X and one Y, if
affects males more frequently the affected chromosome has the illness, it will be expressed.
than females?
Sex-linked recessive
Autosomal recessive
Autosomal dominant
Sex-linked dominant
In which two conditions are Intellectual disability and fetal miscarriage. Chromosome
chromosomal abnormalities the abnormalities are the leading known cause of intellectual
leading known cause? disability and fetal miscarriage.
Intellectual disability
Respiratory disorders
Fetal miscarriage
Cardiovascular disease
Mental illness
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Chorionic villus sampling (CVS), amniocentesis, and
What are three examples of
preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) are examples of prenatal
prenatal diagnostic studies?
diagnostic studies and are performed in vitro. CVS is a form of
Drug-sensitivity testing
genetic testing that provides genetic information found in utero
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS)
and is usually performed between weeks 11 and 14 of pregnancy.
Microscopy of cervical mucosa
An amniocentesis is a form of genetic testing that evaluates
Preimplantation genetic testing
amniotic fluid and is usually performed during the second
(PGT)
trimester, between weeks 15 and 20 of pregnancy. PGT is
Amniocentesis
performed on the embryo prior to implantation.
, Which genetic disorder is Cri du chat syndrome (translated as "cry of the cat") is caused by
characterized by the presence a DNA deletion. This term describes the cry often heard from a
of a zygote having one baby affected by the syndrome. Cri du chat syndrome can
chromosome with a normal present as a microcephalic, low birth-weight baby with a piercing
complement of genes and one cry.
chromosome with a missing
gene?
Klinefelter syndrome
Down syndrome
Cri du chat syndrome
Turner syndrome
How can an X-linked recessive The disease can be transmitted through female carriers.
disease skip generations?
Since females have two copies of the X chromosome, the mother
Mothers cannot pass X-linked may provide an unaffected X to a daughter or son. Furthermore,
genes to their sons. a daughter may not show signs of the disease because she has
Females are hemizygous for the the other X (the only X the father can give to a female) to cancel
X chromosome. it out.
The disease can be transmitted
through female carriers.
These diseases need only one
copy of the gene in females.
Which type of risk is referred to Relative risk is a ratio of probability, not an actual occurrence of
as the ratio of the disease rate disease.
among the entire population to
the disease rate in an
unexposed population?
Relative
Attributable
Contingency
Causal
What are the empirical risks for Many factors from lifestyle to genetics affect multifactorial
most multifactorial diseases diseases. Observation and evaluation of each case individually
based on? provides the most thorough and accurate assessment.
Direct observation
Chromosomal testing
Relative risks
Liability thresholds
What refers to the silenced gene The imprinted gene is the silent gene of a gene pair.
of a gene pair.
Imprinted, activated, mutated,
altered
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Which type of genetic disease Sex-Linked recessive. Since males only have one X and one Y, if
affects males more frequently the affected chromosome has the illness, it will be expressed.
than females?
Sex-linked recessive
Autosomal recessive
Autosomal dominant
Sex-linked dominant
In which two conditions are Intellectual disability and fetal miscarriage. Chromosome
chromosomal abnormalities the abnormalities are the leading known cause of intellectual
leading known cause? disability and fetal miscarriage.
Intellectual disability
Respiratory disorders
Fetal miscarriage
Cardiovascular disease
Mental illness
Check My Answer
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS), amniocentesis, and
What are three examples of
preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) are examples of prenatal
prenatal diagnostic studies?
diagnostic studies and are performed in vitro. CVS is a form of
Drug-sensitivity testing
genetic testing that provides genetic information found in utero
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS)
and is usually performed between weeks 11 and 14 of pregnancy.
Microscopy of cervical mucosa
An amniocentesis is a form of genetic testing that evaluates
Preimplantation genetic testing
amniotic fluid and is usually performed during the second
(PGT)
trimester, between weeks 15 and 20 of pregnancy. PGT is
Amniocentesis
performed on the embryo prior to implantation.
, Which genetic disorder is Cri du chat syndrome (translated as "cry of the cat") is caused by
characterized by the presence a DNA deletion. This term describes the cry often heard from a
of a zygote having one baby affected by the syndrome. Cri du chat syndrome can
chromosome with a normal present as a microcephalic, low birth-weight baby with a piercing
complement of genes and one cry.
chromosome with a missing
gene?
Klinefelter syndrome
Down syndrome
Cri du chat syndrome
Turner syndrome
How can an X-linked recessive The disease can be transmitted through female carriers.
disease skip generations?
Since females have two copies of the X chromosome, the mother
Mothers cannot pass X-linked may provide an unaffected X to a daughter or son. Furthermore,
genes to their sons. a daughter may not show signs of the disease because she has
Females are hemizygous for the the other X (the only X the father can give to a female) to cancel
X chromosome. it out.
The disease can be transmitted
through female carriers.
These diseases need only one
copy of the gene in females.
Which type of risk is referred to Relative risk is a ratio of probability, not an actual occurrence of
as the ratio of the disease rate disease.
among the entire population to
the disease rate in an
unexposed population?
Relative
Attributable
Contingency
Causal
What are the empirical risks for Many factors from lifestyle to genetics affect multifactorial
most multifactorial diseases diseases. Observation and evaluation of each case individually
based on? provides the most thorough and accurate assessment.
Direct observation
Chromosomal testing
Relative risks
Liability thresholds
What refers to the silenced gene The imprinted gene is the silent gene of a gene pair.
of a gene pair.
Imprinted, activated, mutated,
altered
