Chapter 13 Flashcards
1
Q
what is the Telomere on the chromosome?
A
tips of chromosome
2
Q
the p arm is the
A
short arm
3
Q
the q arm is the
A
long arm
4
Q
what is the centromere
A
place where sister chromatids attach
5
Q
Trisomy
A
one extra chromosome(3 copies)
6
Q
aneuplodily
A
abnormal number of chrs
7
Q
monosomy
A
missing one chromosome ( one copy of chrs)
8
Q
polyploidy
A
complete extra set of chromosomes (not seen in living humans)
9
Q
deletions
A
missing a PART of a chromosome
10
Q
duplications
A
extra piece of a chromosome
11
Q
inversions
A
piece of chrs. gets “flipped” backwards
12
Q
46, XY
A
normal male
13
Q
46, XX
A
normal female
14
Q
45, X
A
Turner syndrome, female
15
Q
47, XXY
A
Klinefelter’s syndrome , male
