2. THIS IS
Genetics Jeopardy II

3. Genetics Jeopardy
Vocabulary
Human Disorders
X-Linked
Pedigree
Mutations
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4. This type of allele causes the “normal” condition, even if inherited with a recessive allele for a disorder.
A 100

5. What is dominant?
A 100

6. One would not want to have much phenylalanine with the disorder.

7. What is PKU (phenylketonuria)?

8. This autosomal recessive disease causes mucus build-up
This autosomal recessive disease causes mucus build-up. It results in difficulty breathing, as well as scarring or “fibrosis” in the pancreas.
A 300

9. What is cystic fibrosis?

10. Once healthy babies, develop fatty deposits in their brains which ends their life at an early age. (This disorder is named for an opthalmologist and a neurologist.)
A 400

11. What is Tay-Sachs?
A 400

12. Mental deterioration and uncontrollable movements called chorea, results from this autosomal dominant disorder whose symptoms begin in middle age.
A 500

13. What is Huntington’s disease?

14. The genotype of a white-eyed Drosophila.
B 100

15. What is XrY?
B 100

16. This blood disorder was a royal pain for prince Alexis of Russia
This blood disorder was a royal pain for prince Alexis of Russia. A clotting factor did not work properly and caused internal bleeding.
B 200

17. What is hemophilia?
B 200

18. This is something males cannot ever be, due to their lack of an additional X. (They can never be heterozygous.)
B 300

19. What is a carrier?
B 300

20. Cones are altered to some degree, and so is the person’s view of the world caused by this disorder.

21. What is color-blindness?

22. Dystrophin is not produced in sufficient quantity to prevent muscular degeneration from this disorder.
B 500

23. What is (Duchene's) muscular dystrophy?
B 500

24. The gender for all squares and circles.

25. What are males (squares) and females (circles)?

26. The genotype of a circle or square that is half- filled.

27. What is heterozygous?
C 200

28. The genotype of a fully shaded square for a pedigree of an X-linked recessive trait.

29. What is XrY?
C 300

30. DAILY DOUBLE
DAILY DOUBLE
C 400

31. The correct shading for II-2 & II-3 in this x-linked pedigree

32. C 400

33. The pedigree below demonstrates a disorder inherited by this type of allele.
C 500

34. What is autosomal dominant (such as for Huntington’s disease)?

35. This is the name given to anything that causes a mutation
This is the name given to anything that causes a mutation. (It is a combination of “mutation” and “genetics.”)
D 100

36. What is a mutagen?
D 100

37. A point mutation ---an amino acid --- a faulty protein --- odd-shaped blood cells.

38. What is sickle-cell anemia?
D 200

39. If a mutation causes all the codons to change, this type of “shift” has occurred.

40. What is frame?
D 300

41. A mutation in which one nucleotide is substituted for another, and results in a change in one amino acid. (other than substitution)
D 400

42. What is a point mutation?
D 400

43. Cystic fibrosis is causes by this type of mutation, which involves one codon.

44. What is deletion or subtraction?

45. The scientist whose work with yellow and green legumes paved the way.

46. Who is Mendel?
E 100

47. The scientist who saw a connection between genes and sex chromosomes.

48. Who is Morgan?
E 200

49. Two scientists who, working independently, discovered sex chromosomes.

50. Who are Wilson & Stevens?

51. Mary Lyon discovered X-inactivation that turned X chromosomes into dense masses. (Calico cats have them.)
E 400

52. What are Barr bodies?
E 400

53. The scientist who produced chromosome maps based on crossing-over rate.

54. Who is Sturtevant?
E 500

55. Mr. R.C. developed these handy and predictive rectangles.
F 100

56. What are Punnett squares?
F 100

57. An autosomal allele causes pattern baldness, which is considered this type of trait. (and may be polygenic as well)
F 200

58. What is sex-influenced?

59. A symbolic chart displaying inheritance of traits through several generations.

60. What is a pedigree?
F 300

61. A symbolic representation of the types of alleles present for a physical trait.

62. What is the genotype?
F 400

63. Paper strips that taste bitter if you do not have a recessive phenotype for tasting.

64. What is PTC paper (phenylthiocarbimide)?
F 500

65. X-linked traits. The Final Jeopardy Category is:
Please record your wager.
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The name of an X-linked incompletely dominant disorder in which a person’s eyes involuntarily move or “roll.”
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“Nystagmous”
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