1: Genetic Disorders
Inheritance patterns, common genetic disorders, and terminology matching.
LibreTexts reference: Foundations of Genetic Disorders
Matching Genetic Disorders to Descriptions
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Match each of the following genetic disorders with their corresponding descriptions.
Note: Each choice will be used exactly once.
| Your Choice | Prompt | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hemophilia | ||
| 2. Galactosemia | ||
| 3. Maple syrup urine disease | ||
| 4. Turner syndrome | ||
| 5. DiGeorge syndrome |
Drag one of the choices below:
- A. disorder that is due to a missing piece (deletion) of a specific part of chromosome 22
- B. gets its name from the distinctive sweet odor of affected infants' urine
- C. a condition that affects only females, results when one of their X chromosomes is missing or partially missing
- D. metabolic disorder that affects an individual's ability to metabolize the sugar galactose properly
- E. an inherited bleeding disorder in which the blood does NOT clot properly
Matching Genetic Terminology to Definitions
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Match each of the following genetic terms with their corresponding definitions.
Note: Each choice will be used exactly once.
| Your Choice | Prompt | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. haploid | ||
| 2. genetic code | ||
| 3. genome | ||
| 4. homologous chromosomes | ||
| 5. locus |
Drag one of the choices below:
- A. one chromosome from the mother and one chromosome from the father
- B. complete set of DNA in an organism
- C. a cell or organism that a single set of chromosomes
- D. where on a chromosome a specific gene is located
- E. the set of instructions that converts the sequence of nucleotides into an amino acid sequence in proteins
Identifying Genetic Disorders from Descriptions
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Which one of the following genetic disorders correspond to the description 'also known as 47,XXY, is a syndrome where a male has an additional copy of the X chromosome'.
Identifying Genetic Terminology from Definitions
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Which one of the following genetic terms correspond to the definition 'study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in organisms'.
Determining Metabolic Pathway Order from Nutrient Supplementation (4 Metabolites)
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| enzyme 1 | enzyme 2 | enzyme 3 | ||||
| A | ⟶ | H | ⟶ | T | ⟶ | Y |
Look at the metabolic pathway in the table above.
Metabolite Y is needed for the bacteria to grow.
Consider a bacterial strain that is mutant for the gene coding for enzyme 2
Which nutrients, when added to minimal media, will help this bacteria grow?
Multiple answers may be correct.
Determining Metabolic Pathway Order from Nutrient Supplementation (6 Metabolites)
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| enzyme 1 | enzyme 2 | enzyme 3 | enzyme 4 | enzyme 5 | ||||||
| A | ⟶ | E | ⟶ | F | ⟶ | P | ⟶ | R | ⟶ | W |
Look at the metabolic pathway in the table above.
Metabolite W is needed for the bacteria to grow.
Consider a bacterial strain that is mutant for the gene coding for enzyme 1
Which nutrients, when added to minimal media, will help this bacteria grow?
Multiple answers may be correct.