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every person has _____ copies of each gene two
what is the gorlin sign? ability to touch nose with tip of tongue
what is a centromere? the center of a chromosome that holds the sister chromatids together
single gene disorders are uncommon and associated with high
(low/high) penetrance
what is another name for single gene disorders? mendelian disorders
chromosomal disorders are uncommon and associated high
with (low/high) penetrance
mutations that arise in (germ/somatic) cells can be germ
transmitted to offspring and can give rise to inherited
diseases
mutations that arise in (germ/somatic) cells cannot be somatic
transmitted to offspring
mutations arising in _________ cells are important in the somatic
genesis of cancers and some congenital malformations
what does congenital mean? present at birth
(t/f) all congenital diseases are genetic false; congenital syphilis, for example, is not genetic
(t/f) all genetic diseases are congenital false; huntington disease, for example, does not manifest until 30 to 40 years old
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, Terms in this set (78)
every person has _____ copies of each gene two
what is the gorlin sign? ability to touch nose with tip of tongue
what is a centromere? the center of a chromosome that holds the sister chromatids together
single gene disorders are uncommon and associated with high
(low/high) penetrance
what is another name for single gene disorders? mendelian disorders
chromosomal disorders are uncommon and associated high
with (low/high) penetrance
mutations that arise in (germ/somatic) cells can be germ
transmitted to offspring and can give rise to inherited
diseases
mutations that arise in (germ/somatic) cells cannot be somatic
transmitted to offspring
mutations arising in _________ cells are important in the somatic
genesis of cancers and some congenital malformations
what does congenital mean? present at birth
(t/f) all congenital diseases are genetic false; congenital syphilis, for example, is not genetic
(t/f) all genetic diseases are congenital false; huntington disease, for example, does not manifest until 30 to 40 years old
