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17 Cards in this Set
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Pedigree
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Shows how a trait is inherited over several generations.
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Individuals who have one copy of a recessive autosomal allele are called?
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Carriers
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Diseases or debilitating conditions that have a genetic basis
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Genetic dissorders
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Controlled by a single allele of a gene. Ex:
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Single-Allele traits
Hungtingtons |
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Short section of DNA that is known o have a close association with a particular gene located nearby.
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Genetic Marker
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Controlled by three or more alleles of the same gene that code for a single trait. Ex:
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Multiple-Allele Traits
Blood type |
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A trait that is controlled by two or more genes. Ex:
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Polygenic trait
Skin color |
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Examination of a persons genetic makeup.
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Genetic Screening
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Medical guidance that inform them about problems that could affect their offspring
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Genetic counseling.
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Physician removes a small amount of amniotic fluid.
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Amniocentesis
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Physician obtains a sample of the chorionic villi.
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Chorionic villi sampling
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Genetic disorder in which the body cannot metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine.
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Phenylketonuria
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Disorders due to nondisjuntion
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Klinefelters, Turner's Syndrome, Trisomy 21(Down Syndrome)
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what does a single Y chrom lead to
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Death
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Single trait Disease
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Huntington disease
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X linked trait diseases
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Colorblindness, Hemophilia, Duchenne muscular dystrophy
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Sex influenced diseases
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Pattern Baldness
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