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Human Disorders
X-Linked Pedigree Mutations Scientists Vocabulary
This type of allele causes the “normal” condition, even if inherited with a recessive
allele for a disorder.
A 100
What is dominant?
A 100
A 200
One would not want to have much phenylalanine with the
disorder.
A 200
What is PKU (phenylketonuria)?
A 300
This autosomal recessive disease causes mucus build-
up. It results in difficulty breathing, as well as scarring or “fibrosis” in the pancreas.
A 300
What is cystic fibrosis?
A 400
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
What is Tay-Sachs?
A 500
Mental deterioration and uncontrollable movements called chorea, results from this autosomal dominant
disorder whose symptoms begin in middle age.
A 500
What is Huntington’s disease?
B 100
The genotype of a white-eyed Drosophila.
B 100
What is XrY?
B 200
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
What is hemophilia?
B 300
This is something males cannot ever be, due to
their lack of an additional X. (They can never be heterozygous.)
B 300
What is a carrier?
B 400
Cones are altered to some degree, and so is the
person’s view of the world caused by this disorder.
B 400
What is color-blindness?
B 500
Dystrophin is not produced in sufficient quantity to
prevent muscular degeneration from this
disorder.
B 500
What is (Duchene's) muscular dystrophy?
C 100
The gender for all squares and circles.
C 100
What are males (squares) and females
(circles)?
C 200
The genotype of a circle or square that is half-
filled.
What is heterozygous?
C 200
C 300
The genotype of a fully shaded square for a
pedigree of an X-linked recessive trait.
C 300
What is XrY?
DAILY DOUBLE
C 400
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C 400
The correct shading for II-2 & II-3 in this x-linked pedigree
C 500
The pedigree below demonstrates a disorder inherited by this type of allele.
C 500
What is autosomal dominant (such as for Huntington’s
disease)?
This is the name given to anything that causes a mutation. (It is a combination
of “mutation” and “genetics.”)
D 100
What is a mutagen?
D 100
A point mutation ---an amino acid --- a faulty protein ---
odd-shaped blood cells.
D 200
What is sickle-cell anemia?
D 200
If a mutation causes all the codons to change, this type of
“shift” has occurred.
D 300
What is frame?
D 300
A mutation in which one nucleotide is substituted for another, and results in a change in one amino acid. (other than
substitution)
D 400
What is a point mutation?
D 400
Cystic fibrosis is causes by this type of mutation, which
involves one codon.
D 500
What is deletion or subtraction?
D 500
The scientist whose work with yellow and green
legumes paved the way.
E 100
Who is Mendel?
E 100
The scientist who saw a connection between
genes and sex chromosomes.
E 200
Who is Morgan?
E 200
Two scientists who, working independently,
discovered sex chromosomes.
E 300
Who are Wilson & Stevens?
E 300
Mary Lyon discovered X-inactivation that turned X chromosomes into dense masses. (Calico cats have
them.)
E 400
What are Barr bodies?
E 400
The scientist who produced
chromosome maps based on crossing-
over rate.
E 500
Who is Sturtevant?
E 500
Mr. R.C. developed these handy and predictive
rectangles.
F 100
What are Punnett squares?
F 100
An autosomal allele causes pattern baldness, which is
considered this type of trait. (and may be polygenic as well)
F 200
What is sex-influenced?
F 200
A symbolic chart displaying inheritance of
traits through several generations.
F 300
What is a pedigree?
F 300
A symbolic representation of the types of alleles present for
a physical trait.
F 400
What is the genotype?
F 400
Paper strips that taste bitter if you do not have a recessive
phenotype for tasting.
F 500
What is PTC paper (phenylthiocarbimide)?
F 500
The Final Jeopardy Category is:
X-linked traits.
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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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