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What cells are affected by Sickle Cell?

Red Blood Cells

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prevents your blood from clotting? Huntington’s Hemophilia Cystic fibrosis Turner’s Klinefelter’s

Hemophilia

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causes you to have involuntary muscle contractions?

Huntington’s Hemophilia Cystic fibrosis Turner’s Klinefelter’s

Huntington’s

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Which disease causes your nervous system to break down? Huntington’s Hemophilia Cystic fibrosis Turner’s Klinefelter’s

Huntington’s

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causes mucus to build up in lungs? Huntington’s Hemophilia Cystic fibrosis Turner’s Klinefelter’s

Cystic fibrosis

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What are the 4 nucleotides found in DNA?

A,T,G,C

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What percentage of our DNA do we share with all other humans?

99.9%

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What causes Klinefelter’s syndrome?

Male having extra X chromosomes.

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What causes Turner’s Syndrome?

Inactive or missing X chromosome.

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What is a characteristic that is inherited on the X chromosome described as?

Sex linked

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How is Achondroplasia (dwarfism) inherited?

Dominantly

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How many chromosomes are found in sex cells?

23

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How many chromosomes are in somatic (body) cells?

46

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Which type of cell division results in gametes (sex cells)?

meiosis

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What do we call the full set of genes in each cell of an organism?

Diploid

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cause for Cri-Du-Chat?

Deletion on Chromosome 5.

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What do we call a change in the nucleotide sequence?

Mutation

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start to show symptoms for huntington’s disease

35-50 years of age.

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What is the name of the disorder that results in bones that break easily?

Osteogenesis Imperfecta or Brittle Bone disease

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name of the disorder that causes children to age 8-10 times faster than normal?

Progeria