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1
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true or false A poor diet can keep a person from growing as tall as possible

A

true

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2
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true or false Animals are easy to clown as plants

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false

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3
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true or false Genetic disorders are caused only by changes in the number of chromosomes

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false

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4
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true or false People with genetic disorders live active productive lives

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true

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5
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true or false The sex chromosome carry only genes that determine the sex

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false

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6
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All egg cells have a ____________ chromosome

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x

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7
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_____________ is a person who advises couples about their chance of having a child with a genetic disorder

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genetic counselor

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8
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All the DNA is one cell of an organism is called a blank

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genome

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9
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The phenotype of all living things are caused by both their genes and the _____

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enviorment factors

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10
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Blank is a organism that is genetically identical to the organism where it was produced

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clone

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11
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The main goal of a human genome project is to identify the DNA sequence of a ___ gene.

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Human

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12
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In which method in organism with desirable traits chosen to be the parents of the next generation

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selective breeding

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13
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treating genetic disorders by inserting the needed gene directly into a person’s body is called

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gene therapy

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14
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Genes with more than 2 alleles have ___ alleles

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multiple

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15
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Traits that are controlled by many genes working together have a wide range of ______.

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Phenotype

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16
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Blank is a tool geneticists used to trace the inheritance of traits in family

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pedigree

17
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____ is a picture of all chromosomes within a cell that doctors use to detect genetic disorders

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karyotype

18
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In a pedigree a square represents the

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male

19
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What combination of sex chromosomes do all men have

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XY

20
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_____is an abnormal condition that a person inherits through their gene or chromosome.

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Genetic disorder

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