D027 Objective Assessment Exam Questions with
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What is autosomal dominant?
For a couple in which one or both partners area affected by the disease, the chance of the child
will also have it, is 50%
What is autosomal recessive?
If both parents are carriers, there is a 25% chance of children having the gene, and a 50%
chance of being a carrier
What organ does cystic fibrosis affect?
pancreas, causing secretions in the lungs
What is down syndrome?
A genetic condition caused by trisomy 21 (an extra chromosome)
What is Klinefelter syndrome?
A genetic condition where a male has an extra X chromosome, causing female-like qualities
(XXY)
What is Turner Syndrome?
A genetic condition only affecting females that is a missing or deformed X chromosome. Right
hemisphere dysfunction, hearing loss, ear infections, language and articulation disorders, short
stature, visual problems.
What is alpha thalassemia?
An inherited blood disorder affecting the alpha chains of the hemoglobin molecule, which
causes mild to severe anemia
What is beta thalassemia?
An inherited blood disorder affecting the beta chains of the hemoglobin molecule, causing low
hemoglobin.
What is prevalence risk?
Verified Correct Answers
What is autosomal dominant?
For a couple in which one or both partners area affected by the disease, the chance of the child
will also have it, is 50%
What is autosomal recessive?
If both parents are carriers, there is a 25% chance of children having the gene, and a 50%
chance of being a carrier
What organ does cystic fibrosis affect?
pancreas, causing secretions in the lungs
What is down syndrome?
A genetic condition caused by trisomy 21 (an extra chromosome)
What is Klinefelter syndrome?
A genetic condition where a male has an extra X chromosome, causing female-like qualities
(XXY)
What is Turner Syndrome?
A genetic condition only affecting females that is a missing or deformed X chromosome. Right
hemisphere dysfunction, hearing loss, ear infections, language and articulation disorders, short
stature, visual problems.
What is alpha thalassemia?
An inherited blood disorder affecting the alpha chains of the hemoglobin molecule, which
causes mild to severe anemia
What is beta thalassemia?
An inherited blood disorder affecting the beta chains of the hemoglobin molecule, causing low
hemoglobin.
What is prevalence risk?
