Exam 5: Heredity and Disease

_____ disorders are those present at birth or shortly after, not including those caused by genetic or chromosomal abnormalities.

Albinism is an _____ disorder.

If two of the same allele is inherited, the person is homozygous for that trait.

Turner's syndrome results from the presence of _____.

_____ syndrome is a condition of defective connective tissue, leading to weak blood vessels, joints, and vision problems.

In a person with Klinefelter's syndrome, there is _____.

Diagnosis of a genetic disorder may involve an _____, where a small amount of amniotic fluid is withdrawn after the fourteenth week of pregnancy.

_____ is a rare disease, occurring mostly among families of Eastern European Jewish origin, which causes neurological damage and death in infants.

_____ villus sampling involves removing cells from the villi through the cervix.

_____ are alternative forms of a gene, located on each of the paired chromosomes.

Hemochromatosis is an _____-storage disorder.

_____ is a disorder in which abnormal hemoglobin causes deformed red blood cells.

Phenylketonuria (PKU)is an inborn error of metabolism that leads to buildup of toxic products in the brain.

Cystic fibrosis is an _____ disorder.

Hereditary diseases or disorders often result from a defective gene or genes that produce a defective protein or no protein at all.

Spina bifida is a _____ disorder.

Cerebal palsy is a _____ disorder.

The complete set of DNA in a living thing is known as its _____.

_____ are made from sequences of A, T, G, and C, arranged in different orders and in different lengths.

Hemochromatosis is an _____ disorder.