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Errors & Exceptions in Chromosomal Inheritance
Xiu Ling Weng, Anne Wang, & Rachel Chen
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Syndromes Resulting from Chromosome Change
A white tiger with Down syndrome A girl with Turner syndrome before and after operation
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Easy - 1 Candy Question A chromosome segment that has no centromere which was broken off and lost during segregation has undergone Duplication Inversion Deletion
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Easy - 1 Candy Answer C. Deletion
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Which of the following accurately describes translocation?
Easy- 1 Candy Question Which of the following accurately describes translocation? The transfer of one piece of chromosome to another chromosome A chromosome fragment breaking off and then reattaching to its original position Centromere duplication
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The transfer of a piece of the chromosome to another chromosome
Easy - 1 Candy Answer The transfer of a piece of the chromosome to another chromosome
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Are all chromosomal abnormalities inherited?
Easy - 1 Candy Question Are all chromosomal abnormalities inherited?
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Easy - 1 Candy Answer Only some chromosomal abnormalities are inherited, but disorders such as Turner Syndrome and Down syndrome are not.
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Which organelle with its DNA is inherited from parent to daughter cell without having to go through meiosis? A. Nucleus B. Plasma membrane C. Mitochondria
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Medium - 2 Candy Answer C. Mitochondria
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What caused the gametes to have an abnormal number of chromosomes as shown in the picture above? Independent Assortment - formation of random combinations of chromosomes in meiosis and of genes on different pairs of homologous chromosomes Crossing Over - the exchange of genes between homologous chromosomes Nondisjunction - when homologous chromosomes fail to separate during meiosis
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Medium - 2 Candy Answer C. Nondisjunction - when homologous chromosomes fail to separate during meiosis
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Which of the following term describes an organism with more than two complete sets of chromosomes? Diploid Polyploidy Trisomic cell
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Medium - 2 Candy Answer B. Polyploidy
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Hard - 3 Candy Question What is the name of the process in which one copy of a gene is silenced due to its parental origin? A. DNA methylation B. Genetic imprinting C. Epigenetics
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Hard - 3 Candy Answer B. Genetic Imprinting
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Hard - 3 Candy Question Which of the following syndromes are caused by chromosomal abnormality? Turner Syndrome Down Syndrome Patau Syndrome All of the above
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Hard - 3 Candy Answer All of the above
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Hard - 3 Candy Question The chromosomal alteration that is responsible for Klinefelter’s syndrome causing a male to have some evident female characteristics is … (genotype)
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Hard - 3 Candy Answer XXY
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