Chapter 23 and 24 Flashcards
What does GTPAL stand for?
Gravidity, term, preterm, abortion and living
What does complete dominance mean?
Dominant trait completely masks the recessive trait
What does incomplete dominance mean?
Dominant trait doesn’t completely mask the recessive trait but instead slightly reveals it
What does codominance mean?
2 dominant traits can both reveal themselves
What type of dominance is shown in this example, red [CrCr] + white [CwCw] flower = pink [CrCw] flower?
incomplete dominance
What type of dominance is shown in the example, Brown cow [CbCb] + White cow [CwCw] = A brown and white spotted cow?
codominance
What is Naegele rule used for?
Predicting a due date
How to use Naegele rule to predict due date?
Take LMP and add 7 days, and minus 3 months.
What would the due date be using Naegele rule, LMP 07/21/2022?
April 28, 2023
What are punnett squares used for?
to predict percentage of offspring with certain alleles
Which chromosomes are considered autosomal?
1-22 paired chromosomes
What is a type of autosomal dominant disorder?
Huntingtons
What is a autosomal dominant disorder?
Offspring will inherit the disorder even if only one allele is inherited because it is dominant
What is a type of autosomal recessive disorder?
Cystic fibrosis
How would a autosomal recessive disorder be inherited?
Both parents will pass on the gene but most of the time symptoms are not present
What are 2 types of aneuploidy?
Euploid and Aneuploid
What does euploid mean?
normal # of chromosomes
What does aneuploid mean?
chromosomes are either missing or an extra
What are the 2 types of aneuploid?
monosomy and trisomy
What is an example of monosomy?
Turner’s syndrome (XO) sex chromosome disorder causing webbed neck feature
What is an example of trisomy?
Edwards: (18th chromosome)
Pataus: (13th chromosome)
Downs: ( 21st chromosome)
Where do sex chromosome disorders take place?
23rd chromosome set
What is another name for superman syndrome?
Jacob’s syndorme (XYY) - extra maleness
What is the name for disorder causing XXY?
Kleinfelters
What is the name for the disorder causing XXX?
superwoman