WGU D027 Study Guide Questions

Autosomal Dominant - correct answers 1 parent has, 50% change of child having. Autosomal Recessive - correct answers Both parents are carriers, 25% change of child having, 50% chance child is a carrier. Cystic Fibrosis - correct answers affects pancreas causing secretions in lungs 21st Trisomy - correct answers Down Syndrome Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY) - correct answers male has extra X, female like qualities Turner Syndrome - correct answers Missing X in females Alpha Thalassemia - correct answers inherited blood disorder; mild to severe anemia Beta Thallasemia - correct answers low hemoglobin; contraindicated medication ferrous sulfate Prevalence Risk - correct answers proportion of the population affected at a certain time Incidence rate - correct answers number of new cases divided by population Innate immunity - correct answers inflammation; increased vascular permeability