Chapter 12 Flashcards
Hemophilia
Inability of the blood to clot
Colorblindness
Genetic inability to distinguish between different colors
Cystic fibrosis
Hereditary disorder, causes production of abnormally thick mucus, leads to respiratory problems
Trisomy
A condition in which an extra copy of a chromosome is present in the cell nuclei, causing developmental abnormalities
Monosomy
The condition of having a chromosome missing it’s homologous pair
Ultrasound
A way of producing images of the inside of the body by using a machine which has an ultrasonic frequency
Turner Syndrome
Genetic condition in which a female does not have the usual pair of 2 x-chromosomes
Klinefetter Syndrome
Males, extra x-chromosome
Substitution
A type of mutation where one base pair is replaced by a different base
Down Syndrome
Trisomy-21, causes brain impairment and physical abnormalities
Translocation
The transport of dissolves materials within a plant
Nondisjunction
Homologous chromosomes don’t separate normally, resulting in uneven distribution of chromosomes to daughter cells
Addition
Inserting a base pair into the nucleotide sequence
Sickle cell anemia
Mutated hemoglobin turns into a crescent shape, leads to low oxygen levels
Hemoglobin
Oxygen carrying unit of red blood cells
