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Segment of DNA that codes for a single protein or RNA. Controls what characteristics are expressed.
a) Gene
b) Trait
c) Allele
d) Nondisjunction

A variation of a characteristic. For example, hair is a characteristic and brown hair is a trait.
a) Trait
b) Pedigree
c) Genetic disorder
d) Single-gene disorder

Variant of a specific gene. Codes for different traits.
a) Allele
b) Gene
c) Pedigree
d) Nondisjunction

Coded for by a gene on an X sex chromosome.
a) X-Linked Trait
b) Pedigree
c) Genetic disorder
d) Nondisjunction

Charts familial relationships and the inheritance of a specific trait.
a) Pedigree
b) Nondisjunction
c) Gene
d) Trait

A genetic disorder may be caused by a mutation at the gene level or by an unusual number of chromosomes.
a) Genetic disorder
b) Nondisjunction
c) Trait
d) Gene

Disorder caused by the mutation of a single gene.
a) Single-Gene disorder
b) Chromosomal disorder
c) Nondisjunction
d) Pedigree

Disorder caused by an unusual number of chromosomes.
a) Chromosomal disorder
b) Pedigree
c) Nondisjunction
d) Allele

Failure of replicated chromosomes to separate.
a) Nondisjunction
b) Pedigree
c) Genetic disorder
d) Chromosomal disorder

One goal of _________ is to use genetic material itself to treat these disorders, such as in gene therapy.
a) biotechnology
b) Scientific Theory
c) Exchange Pool
d) Biology

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