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1. 1. Which disorders have a known chromosomal inheritance
pattern? Select all that apply.
Down Syndrome
Turner
Syndrome
Marfan
Syndrome
Fragile X
Syndrome
Edwards Syndrome Answer: Down
Syndrome Turner Syndrome
Edwards Syndrome
,2. 2. Which genetic disorders can be understood using Punnett
squares? Select all that apply.
Polygenic Disorder
Single Gene
Disorder
Chromosomal
Disorder
Autosomal Recessive Disorder
Autosomal Dominant Disorder Answer: Single
Gene Disorder Autosomal Recessive Disorder
Autosomal Dominant Disorder
3. 3. Which probabilities are associated with a man with hemophilia A
having a child with a woman who does not have the disease and
who is not a carrier? Select all that apply.
All of his sons will be affected.
None of his sons will be
affected. All of his daughters
will be carriers.
None of his daughters will be carriers. Answer: None of his sons
will be attected. All of his daughters will be carriers.
4. 4. An 18-year-old presents with a history of hip pain and is
found to have avascular necrosis. Which genetic disorder may be
present?
, Cystic Fibrosis
Sickle Cell
Disease Tay-
Sachs Disease
Edwards Syndrome Answer: Sickle Cell Disease
5. 5. A child is born with a genetic disorder and is found to have
46 chromo- somes. Which type of disorder could have caused the
genetic disorder? Select all that apply.
Polygenic Disorder
Single Gene
Disorder
Chromosomal
Disorder
Autosomal Recessive Disorder
Autosomal Dominant Disorder Answer:
Polygenic Disorder Single Gene Disorder
Autosomal Recessive Disorder
Autosomal Dominant Disorder
6. 6. Which chromosomal abnormalities result in a form of Down
syndrome? Select all that apply.
Trisomy 18
Trisomy 21