Aneuploidy Flashcards

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1
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How many chromosomes

A

46

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2
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How many pairs of chromosomes

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23

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3
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Chromosomes made of

A

DNA and Proteins

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4
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Extra or missing chromosome

A

Aneuploidy

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5
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2 full chromosome set #

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2n

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6
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an organism that contains 2n chromosomes (or other multiple of n)

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Euploid

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7
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eu-

A

good

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8
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Haploid sex cell #

A

n=23

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8
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Normal chromosome #

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2n=46

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9
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When an organism has only 1 copy of a chromosome

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monosomy

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10
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When an organism has a third copy of a chromosome

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Trisomy

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11
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Monosomy #

A

2n-1

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12
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Trisomy #

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2n+1=47

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13
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When cells have 2 or more missing or extra chromosomes

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Polyploidy

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14
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What causes chromosome number disorders

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Nondisjunction

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15
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Pairs of homologous chromosomes fail to separate

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Nondisjunction

16
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Non-sex chromosome

A

Autosome

17
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True or False, missing copy of autosome is lethal

A

True

18
Q

True or False, most autosomal trisosomies are lethal

A

True

19
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Most common trisomy that is mostly not lethal

A

Down syndrome

19
Q

Other name for Down syndrome

A

trisomy 21

20
Q

Image of chromosomes

A

karyotype

21
Q

When human cells shut down extra x chromosome

A

X-inactivation

22
Q

XX

A

female

23
Q

XY

A

male

24
Q

Patau syndrome

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Trisomy 13

25
Q

Edwards syndrome

A

TRisomy 18

26
Q

Turner syndrome

A

45,X

27
Q

Women missing one X chromosome

A

Turner syndrome (45,X)

28
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Klinefelter Syndrome

A

47,XXY

29
Q

Men born with extra X

A

Klinefelter syndrome (47,XXY)

30
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Jacobs syndrome

A

47,XYY

31
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Men have an extra Y chromosome

A

47,XYY (Jacobs Syndrome)

32
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Females have an extra X

A

47, XXX (Trisomy X or Triple X syndrome)

33
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47,XXX

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Trisomy X or Triple X syndrome