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Human Inheritance
Test Description: Vocabulary review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Segment of DNA that codes for a single protein or RNA. Controls what characteristics are expressed.
A
Nondisjunction
B
Trait
C
Allele
D
Gene
2) A variation of a characteristic. For example, hair is a characteristic and brown hair is a trait.
A
Genetic disorder
B
Single-gene disorder
C
Pedigree
D
Trait
3) Variant of a specific gene. Codes for different traits.
A
Nondisjunction
B
Allele
C
Pedigree
D
Gene
4) Coded for by a gene on an X sex chromosome.
A
Pedigree
B
Nondisjunction
C
X-Linked Trait
D
Genetic disorder
5) Charts familial relationships and the inheritance of a specific trait.
A
Gene
B
Trait
C
Pedigree
D
Nondisjunction
6) A genetic disorder may be caused by a mutation at the gene level or by an unusual number of chromosomes.
A
Gene
B
Nondisjunction
C
Genetic disorder
D
Trait
7) Disorder caused by the mutation of a single gene.
A
Single-Gene disorder
B
Chromosomal disorder
C
Pedigree
D
Nondisjunction
8) Disorder caused by an unusual number of chromosomes.
A
Allele
B
Nondisjunction
C
Pedigree
D
Chromosomal disorder
9) Failure of replicated chromosomes to separate.
A
Nondisjunction
B
Genetic disorder
C
Pedigree
D
Chromosomal disorder
10) One goal of _________ is to use genetic material itself to treat these disorders, such as in gene therapy.
A
Exchange Pool
B
Biology
C
Scientific Theory
D
biotechnology
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