1: Genetic Disorders
Inheritance patterns, common genetic disorders, and terminology matching.
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. Maple syrup urine disease | ||
| 2. Fragile X syndrome | ||
| 3. Patau syndrome | ||
| 4. Huntington's disease | ||
| 5. Philadelphia chromosome |
Drag one of the choices below:
- A. a genetic condition involving changes in part of the X chromosome
- B. gets its name from the distinctive sweet odor of affected infants' urine
- C. cancerous chromosomal abnormality that is manifested as a shortened version of human chromosome 22
- D. disorder that causes the progressive breakdown (degeneration) of nerve cells in the brain
- E. a chromosomal abnormality, in which the cells of the body contain extra genetic material from chromosome 13
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. homologous chromosomes | ||
| 3. diploid | ||
| 4. locus | ||
| 5. genome |
Drag one of the choices below:
- A. a cell or organism that has paired chromosomes
- B. a cell or organism that a single set of chromosomes
- C. two chromosomes which carry the same genes, one from each parental source
- D. where on a chromosome a specific gene is located
- E. an organism's complete set of DNA
Selection of Genetic Disorders by Description
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Which one of the following genetic disorders correspond to the description 'impairs the growth of bone in the limbs and causes abnormal growth in the spine and skull'.
Selection Genetic Terminology by Definitions
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Which one of the following genetic terms correspond to the definition 'a substitution of a single nucleotide at a specific position in the genome'.
Metabolic Pathway Nutrient Supplementation
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| enzyme 1 | enzyme 2 | enzyme 3 | ||||
| E | ⟶ | H | ⟶ | 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 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 | ||||||
| C | ⟶ | E | ⟶ | H | ⟶ | N | ⟶ | P | ⟶ | T |
Look at the metabolic pathway in the table above.
Metabolite T is needed for the bacteria to grow.
Consider a bacterial strain that is mutant for the gene coding for enzyme 3
Which nutrients, when added to minimal media, will help this bacteria grow?
Multiple answers may be correct.