1. Is He Blind? Pre / Post Questions
By Eric Ribbens
Western Illinois University

2. CQ1: Genetic diseases are:
A: Inherited from your mother
B: Caused by damage to your chromosomes
C: Fatal
D: Effects occur in childhood
E: Driven by coding in your DNA

3. CQ2: The only way you can have a recessive genetic disease is if:
A: You inherit a gene for the disease from your mother and another one from your father
B: If you get two copies of the gene from one of your parents
C: If you are mentally retarded
D: None of the above

4. CQ3: John and Amy are both carriers for a genetic disease. This means:
A: They don’t have the disease
B: Some of their children might have it
C: The disease is recessive
D: Some of their children might not have it
E: All of the above

5. CQ4: George has a dominant genetic disease
CQ4: George has a dominant genetic disease. His mother is normal, and his brother Max is normal. The chances that George’s sister Sarah has the disease is:
A: 0%
B: 25%
C: 50%
D: 75%
E: 100%

6. CQ5: If Jeff has a recessive genetic disease, and he marries Bev, whose family has no history of the disease, the chances their child has the disease is:
A: 0%
B: 25%
C: 50%
D: It depends on how likely it is that Bev is a carrier

7. Transfer Question: Peter is normal, but his sister has a recessive genetic disease. Peter’s children have:
A: no chance of the disease
B: the same chance as everyone else
C: a higher chance of the disease
D: there is no way to tell