Chapter 12 Hardy Weinberg and Non-Random Mating Flashcards
1
Q
You are a carrier for a disease. You wish to remove any possibility that the disease allele will be transmitted to the next generation. Which of these can accomplish this?
A) IVF+PGD B) Not having any children C) IVF only D) PCR E) Mating with an unaffected individual
A
A
B
2
Q
Who would you suspect might share the same MBOAT7 mutation reported by Khan et al.?
A) Another family in Mongolia
B) A family from Pakistan that has immigrated to Argentina
C) Another Family in England
D) A family from Ethiopia that has immigrated to Pakistan
E) None of the Above
A
B
3
Q
True or False?
PGD + IVF enable us to introduce non-carriers/unaffected children into our population.
A
True
4
Q
True or False?
It takes four generations and consanguineous mating to see a new dominant mutation in a population.
A
False
