Question 1

Matching Questions
match the sex chromosome count with the correct phenotype sex:
-XXX

Accepted Answer

A) male 
B) female 
A) male 
B) female

Question 2

Matching Questions
match each term with its definition:
-leukocyte

Accepted Answer

A) liquid portion of blood 
B) a red pigment 
C) white blood cell 
D) cell fragment 
E) red blood cell 
A) liquid portion of blood 
B) a red pigment 
C) white blood cell 
D) cell fragment 
E) red blood cell

Question 3

Mutations result from:

Accepted Answer

A) certain types of radiation 
B) certain types of drugs 
C) mistakes in the replication of DNA 
D) all of the above 
A) certain types of radiation 
B) certain types of drugs 
C) mistakes in the replication of DNA 
D) all of the above

Question 4

A person with Klinefelter's syndrome:

Accepted Answer

A) is phenotypically male 
B) is sterile 
C) has a small penis 
D) all of the above 
A) is phenotypically male 
B) is sterile 
C) has a small penis 
D) all of the above

Question 5

Ways of determining the sex of the individual include:

Accepted Answer

A) phenotypical sex 
B) chromosomal sex 
C) genetic sex 
D) all of the above 
A) phenotypical sex 
B) chromosomal sex 
C) genetic sex 
D) all of the above

Question 6

A mother of known blood type B has a child whose blood turns out to be B.From this it follows that the father could:

Accepted Answer

A) not have been blood type A 
B) not have been blood type B 
C) not have been blood type AB 
D) not have been blood type O 
E) have been of any blood type 
A) not have been blood type A 
B) not have been blood type B 
C) not have been blood type AB 
D) not have been blood type O 
E) have been of any blood type

Question 7

Persons with Turner's syndrome:

Accepted Answer

A) are phenotypically male 
B) have a shield-shaped chest 
C) are taller than the average 
D) all of the above 
A) are phenotypically male 
B) have a shield-shaped chest 
C) are taller than the average 
D) all of the above

Question 8

Achondroplastic dwarfism in humans is inherited as:

Accepted Answer

A) the result of a dominant allele 
B) a lethal recessive 
C) an X-linked trait 
D) a recessive 
A) the result of a dominant allele 
B) a lethal recessive 
C) an X-linked trait 
D) a recessive

Question 9

Chromosomal abnormalities:

Accepted Answer

A) never occur 
B) occur only when there is an abnormal number of chromosomes 
C) may be the result of breaks in the chromosome 
D) are not a significant source of miscarriages 
A) never occur 
B) occur only when there is an abnormal number of chromosomes 
C) may be the result of breaks in the chromosome 
D) are not a significant source of miscarriages

Question 10

GINA is:

Accepted Answer

A) an acronym for the phrase Genes In a Normal Adult 
B) an acronym for the phrase Genetic Information Non discrimination Act 
C) the name of a girl for which an act of congress was named 
D) a nickname for the human genome project 
A) an acronym for the phrase Genes In a Normal Adult 
B) an acronym for the phrase Genetic Information Non discrimination Act 
C) the name of a girl for which an act of congress was named 
D) a nickname for the human genome project

Question 11

Matching Questions
match the error of cell division with its definition:
-inversion

Accepted Answer

A) section of a chromosome is lost due to breakage 
B) section of a chromosome is repeated 
C) section of a chromosome breaks and is reunited in a reverse order 
D) a chromosome pair fails to separate 
A) section of a chromosome is lost due to breakage 
B) section of a chromosome is repeated 
C) section of a chromosome breaks and is reunited in a reverse order 
D) a chromosome pair fails to separate

Question 12

The Y chromosome:

Accepted Answer

A) carries the gene that establishes the sex of the individual 
B) carries very few genes 
C) is found only in genetic males 
D) all of the above 
A) carries the gene that establishes the sex of the individual 
B) carries very few genes 
C) is found only in genetic males 
D) all of the above

Question 13

The probability of a couple who are both carriers for Tay-Sachs disease having a child with Tay-Sachs is:

Accepted Answer

A) ½ 
B) ¼ 
C) ⅛ 
D) 3/16 
A) ½ 
B) ¼ 
C) ⅛ 
D) 3/16

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true about trisomy?

Accepted Answer

A) it is a result of nondisjunction 
B) it is characterized by the presence of three chromosomes instead of a pair 
C) Down syndrome is an example of trisomy 
D) all of the above 
A) it is a result of nondisjunction 
B) it is characterized by the presence of three chromosomes instead of a pair 
C) Down syndrome is an example of trisomy 
D) all of the above

Matching Questions match the sex chromosome count with the correct phenotype sex: -XXX

Matching Questions match each term with its definition: -leukocyte

Mutations result from:

A person with Klinefelter's syndrome:

Ways of determining the sex of the individual include:

A mother of known blood type B has a child whose blood turns out to be B.From this it follows that the father could:

Persons with Turner's syndrome:

Achondroplastic dwarfism in humans is inherited as:

Chromosomal abnormalities:

GINA is:

Matching Questions match the error of cell division with its definition: -inversion

The Y chromosome:

The probability of a couple who are both carriers for Tay-Sachs disease having a child with Tay-Sachs is:

Which of the following statements is true about trisomy?

Investigating the Nature of Humankind

The Study of Heredity

Population Genetics

Natural Selection and the Origin of Species

Peoples Place in Nature

The Living Primates

Comparative Studies: Anatomy and Genetics

Onhuman Primate Behavior

Human Behavior in Perspective

The Record of the Past

The Early Primate Fossil Record and the Origins of the Hominins

The Early Hominins

Early Species of the Genus Homo

The Evolution of Homo Sapiens

The Biology of Modern Homo Sapiens

The Analysis of Human Variation

The Modern World

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Exam 3: The Modern Study of Human Genetics

Matching Questions match the sex chromosome count with the correct phenotype sex: -XXX

Matching Questions match each term with its definition: -leukocyte

Mutations result from:

A person with Klinefelter's syndrome:

Ways of determining the sex of the individual include:

A mother of known blood type B has a child whose blood turns out to be B.From this it follows that the father could:

Persons with Turner's syndrome:

Achondroplastic dwarfism in humans is inherited as:

Chromosomal abnormalities:

GINA is:

Matching Questions match the error of cell division with its definition: -inversion

The Y chromosome:

The probability of a couple who are both carriers for Tay-Sachs disease having a child with Tay-Sachs is:

Which of the following statements is true about trisomy?

Investigating the Nature of Humankind

The Study of Heredity

Population Genetics

Natural Selection and the Origin of Species

Peoples Place in Nature

The Living Primates

Comparative Studies: Anatomy and Genetics

Onhuman Primate Behavior

Human Behavior in Perspective

The Record of the Past

The Early Primate Fossil Record and the Origins of the Hominins

The Early Hominins

Early Species of the Genus Homo

The Evolution of Homo Sapiens

The Biology of Modern Homo Sapiens

The Analysis of Human Variation

The Modern World

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