Chapter 14 -2

Question 1

What is translocation?

Answer 1

non homologous chromosomes exchange broken parts

Question 2

Chimpanzees and humans are ? identical

Answer 2

98.9%

Question 3

What are heritable changes in chromosome number due to?

Answer 3

nondisjunction

Question 4

What does fertilization after nondisjunction result in?

Answer 4

aneuploidy

Question 5

What is aneuploidy?

Answer 5

cells with varying chromosome numbers

Question 6

Aneuploidy can either be?

Answer 6

Trisomy (2n+1) or monosomy (2n-1)

Question 7

Aneuploids result in?

Answer 7

higher rates of miscarriages

Question 8

Examples of aneuploids?

Answer 8

down’s syndrome/trisomy 21

Question 9

What inherits more than 2 sets of chromosomes?

Answer 9

polyploid organisms

Question 10

What is a pedigree?

Answer 10

creates genetic family tree to determine what type of producing you can do

Question 11

What is prenatal diagnosis?

Answer 11

tests done in the utero, before birth

Question 12

What kind of prenatal diagnosis draws amniotic fluid?

Answer 12

amniocentesis

Question 13

Amniocentesis causes ?% of miscarriage rate?

Answer 13

1-2%