Chromosome abnormalities Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Supine Hypotensive Syndrome CORRECT ANSWER When a women lies on her back it can cause her to feel dizzy or lightheaded because the uterus rests on the inferior vena cava chloasma CORRECT ANSWER Irregular pigmentation of the cheeks. "The mask of pregnancy" AFP/MSAFP and Triple/Multiple Screen 15-20wks CORRECT ANSWER • (hCG, AFP and unconjugated estrogens) all from maternal serum screen for: - Trisomies 16, 18(Edwards syndrome), 21(Down's) - Neural tube defects - chromosome abn...

Angelman syndrome Deletion of normally active maternal allele. Mental retardation, seizures, ataxia, inappropriate laughter ("happy puppet") Canavan disease autosomal recessive, chromosome 17 enzyme aspartoacylase hypotonia, poor head control, GE reflux of poor weight gain, demyelination, progressive leukodstrophy, and death in 1st decade coeliac disease protein gluten is not properly broken down cystic fibrosis Hereditary condition that causes the exocrine gland...

Which type of genetic disease affects males more frequently than females? Sex-linked recessive Autosomal recessive Autosomal dominant Sex-linked dominant correct answer: Sex-Linked recessive. Since males only have one X and one Y, if the affected chromosome has the illness, it will be expressed. In which two conditions are chromosomal abnormalities the leading known cause? Intellectual disability Respiratory disorders Fetal miscarriage Cardiovascular disease Mental illness Chec...

CMMB 413 MT 2 Question and answers rated A+ CMMB 413: MT 2 Underlying mechanism of abnormal chromosome segregation: - correct answer Nondisjunction Underlying mechanism of recurrent chromosome syndromes: - correct answer Recombination at segmental duplications Underlying mechanism of idiopathic chromosome abnormalities: - correct answer Sporadic, variable breakpoints Spontaneous/de novo. Sometimes of unknown origin. - correct answer Idiopathic Underlying mechanism of unbalance...

Which type of genetic disease affects males more frequently than females? - ANSWERSex-Linked recessive. Since males only have one X and one Y, if the affected chromosome has the illness, it will be expressed. In which two conditions are chromosomal abnormalities the leading known cause? - ANSWERIntellectual disability and fetal miscarriage. Chromosome abnormalities are the leading known cause of intellectual disability and fetal miscarriage. What are three examples of prenatal diagnostic s...

Which type of genetic disease affects males more frequently than females? Sex-Linked recessive. Since males only have one X and one Y, if the affected chromosome has the illness, it will be expressed. In which two conditions are chromosomal abnormalities the leading known cause? Intellectual disability and fetal miscarriage. Chromosome abnormalities are the leading known cause of intellectual disability and fetal miscarriage. What are three examples of prenatal diagnostic studies? Chorionic vi...

OB HESI FINAL Exam with 100% Correct Answers 2023 A client who delivered an infant an hour ago tells the nurse the she feels wet underneath her buttock. The nurse notes that the perineal pad is saturated and the client is lying in a 6-inch diameter pool of blood. Which action should the nurse implement first? A. Cleanse the perineum B. Obtain a blood pressure C. Palpate the firmness of the fundus D. Inspect the perineum for lacerations - Correct answer-Correct Answer: C A firm uterus i...

Which type of genetic disease affects males more frequently than females? Sex-linked recessive Autosomal recessive Autosomal dominant Sex-linked dominant Sex-Linked recessive. Since males only have one X and one Y, if the affected chromosome has the illness, it will be expressed. In which two conditions are chromosomal abnormalities the leading known cause? Intellectual disability Respiratory disorders Fetal miscarriage Cardiovascular disease Mental illness

IB BIOLOGY GENETICS LATEST 2024 GRADED A+ Gene a heritable factor that controls a specific characteristic. Allele one specific form of a gene, differeing from other alleles by one or a few bases only and occupying the same locus as other alleles of the gene. Genome The whole of the genetic information of an organism gene mutation a change in the base sequence of a gene. Base substitution The smallest possible change is when one base in a gene is replaced by another. An exampl...

WGU D115 UNIT 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECTWGU D115 UNIT 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECTWGU D115 UNIT 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECTWGU D115 UNIT 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT Which type of genetic disease affects males more frequently than females? Sex-linked recessive Autosomal recessive Autosomal dominant Sex-linked dominant - ANSWER-Sex-Linked recessive. Since males only have one X and one Y, if the affected chromosome has the illness, it will be expressed...