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. Marfan syndrome | ||
| 2. Duchenne muscular dystrophy | ||
| 3. Galactosemia | ||
| 4. Klinefelter syndrome | ||
| 5. Cri du chat syndrome |
Drag one of the choices below:
- A. metabolic disorder that affects an individual's ability to metabolize the sugar galactose properly
- B. result of a random error that causes a male to be born with an extra X chromosome
- C. individuals with the condition tend to be tall and thin, with long arms, legs, fingers, and toes
- D. disorder that affects the muscles, leading to muscle wasting that gets worse over time
- E. disorder caused when a small part of chromosome 5 is missing
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. genomics | ||
| 2. genetic code | ||
| 3. gene | ||
| 4. homologous chromosomes | ||
| 5. genetics |
Drag one of the choices below:
- A. the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics
- B. the set of instructions that converts the sequence of nucleotides into an amino acid sequence in proteins
- C. the unit of inheritance passed from parents to offspring
- D. one chromosome from the mother and one chromosome from the father
- E. the study of all of the genes in an organism
Selection of Genetic Disorders by Description
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Which one of the following genetic disorders correspond to the description 'disorder that is due to a missing piece (deletion) of a specific part of chromosome 4'.
Selection Genetic Terminology by Definitions
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Which one of the following genetic terms correspond to the definition 'the study of the effect of genetic differences on organisms'.
Metabolic Pathway Nutrient Supplementation
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| enzyme 1 | enzyme 2 | enzyme 3 | ||||
| E | ⟶ | K | ⟶ | W | ⟶ | X |
Look at the metabolic pathway in the table above.
Metabolite X 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.
Metabolic Pathway Supplementation
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| enzyme 1 | enzyme 2 | enzyme 3 | enzyme 4 | enzyme 5 | ||||||
| A | ⟶ | B | ⟶ | C | ⟶ | J | ⟶ | T | ⟶ | X |
Look at the metabolic pathway in the table above.
Metabolite X is needed for the bacteria to grow.
Consider a bacterial strain that is mutant for the gene coding for enzyme 4
Which nutrients, when added to minimal media, will help this bacteria grow?
Multiple answers may be correct.