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A widow peak is a trait control by blank genes

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One/single

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The body cell of humans chromosomes contains blank number of chromosomes

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23

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In the case of sex linked trait only blank can be carriers

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Females

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In blank a recessive allele on the X chromosomes often has no matching allele on the Y chromosomes

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Males

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The blank thing determined by the genes carried in sex linked chromosomes is a person gender

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One of many

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Color blindness is a trait controlled by a blank allele on the X chromosomes

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Recessive

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The sex chromosomes carries by a human egg will always be an blank chromosomes

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X

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A person who has recessive and one dominant allele for a trait is called

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Carrier

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The only pair of human chromosomes that do not always match up

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Sex chromosomes

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Genes found on the X and Y chromosomes are often called blank genes

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Sex linked

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What type of allele and what effects the body in cystic fibrosis

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Recessive

Abnormally thick mucas

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What type of allele and what effects the body in sickle cell disease

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Codominant

Abnormal hemoglobin

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What type of allele and what effects the body in hemophilia

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Reccesive

Blood clots poorly

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How does a person with one sickle cell allele differ from someone with two

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One sick cell means you have normal and abnormal but two means you have the disease

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Why is hemophilia more common in makes then females

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Sex linked disorder

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What causes Down syndrome

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They have extra copy of chromosomes 21 in every cell

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An abnormal condition a person inherits through genes or chromosomes

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Genetic disorder

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Is a picture of all the chromomsomea in cell

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Karytype

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A chart or family tree the tracks which members of a family will have a specific trait

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Pedigree

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What is a genetic disorder that results when two muated alleles are inherited

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Cystic fibrosis

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What is a genetic disorder that results from having one extra chromosomes

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Down syndrome

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What is not a normal protein found in people with sickle cell disease

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Hemoglobin

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Which is not a cause oh human genetic disorders

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Abnormal hemoglobin

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A couple that have a family history of a genetic disorder might wish to receive advice from a

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Genetic counselor

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The allele for a sickle cell trait is blank with the normal allele

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Codominant

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Blank is a genetic disorder caused by a reccesivev allele on the X chromomsomes

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Hemoplila

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A doctor may use blank to examine the chromomsomes in a cell

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Karytype

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A condition in which a person skin hair and eyes lack normal coloring

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Albinism

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What are two types of genetic breeding how do they compare

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Breeding and hybridization they give you desired traits

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What is cloning

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An organism that has the exact same genes from the organism it was produced from is created

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How are bacteria used in genetic engineering

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Scientist insert the DNA for the human insulin gene into the plasmid of a bacteria

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How could gene therapy someday be used to treat genetic disorders

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Inserting copies of a gene directly into a person cells

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Organism that has exactly I the same genes as the organism from which it was produced

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Gene

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Process of inserting copied of a gene directly into the cells of a perish with a genetic disorder

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Gene therapy

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The process of selecting organisms with desired traits to be parents of the next generation

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Selective breeding

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Crossing two genetically different organisms

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Hybridization

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Process by which genes from one organism are the transferred into the DNA of another organism

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Genetic engineering

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Is the study of the principles about what is right and wrong fair and unfair

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Ethics

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An organism full sett of DNA is it’s

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Genome

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Some people fear health insurance companies or employers could use a persons genetic information to blank against him or her

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Discriminate

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Selected fragments of DNA from a persons cells can be used to produce a unique pattern called a DNA

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Fingerprint

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DNA technology used in the human genome project can show whether people are

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Related

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Identical twin have blank DNA

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Identical

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A Persons medical record may contain information about the persons blank

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Lifestyle

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The goal of the human genome project was to identify the DNA sequence of the blank human genome

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Entire

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Genetic fingerprints can be used to blank skeletal remains

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Identify

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Te genetic information nondiscrimarion cat made it bonks for health insurance companies and employers to tell an individual to have a genetic tests done

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Illegal

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An organism full set of DNA

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Genome

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Using genetic information in a fair and just way

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Ethics

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What is the genetic information nondiscrimation act

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Makes it illegal for health insurance companies to discrimimnate against individual based on genetic information

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Describe concerns about the increased use and avalibility of genetic information

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Concerns are that the government might use DNA in other ways such as in a criminal case or paternity case

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What are uses of DNA finger printing

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Tie people to crimes and can identify skeletal remains

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What is a DNA fingerprint

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Selected fragments from in a person DNA are used to produce this pattern

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What was the main goal of the human genome project

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Was to identify DNA sequence of the entire human genome

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