Genetic Counseling

Question 1

inherited or genetic disorders can be passed from one generation to the next

Answer 1

Genetic Disorders

Question 2

study of why disorders occurs

Answer 2

Genetics

Question 3

how many chromosomes does each cell contain? with the exception of the sperm and ovum

Answer 3

contains 46 chromosomes

44 autosomes and 2 sex chromosomes

Question 4

sex chromosome of male

Answer 4

46 XX female

Question 5

sex chromosome of female

Answer 5

46 XY male

Question 6

Basic units of heredity; structures responsible for hereditary characteristics

Answer 6

Genes

Question 7

May or may not be expressed or passed to the next generation

Answer 7

Genes

Question 8

describe Mendel’s Law

Answer 8

One gene for each hereditary property is received from each parent;

one is dominant (expressed);
one is recessive

Question 9

Transmission of genetic character from parents to the offspring.

Answer 9

Heredity

Question 10

process of how information is passed down from one generation to the next

Answer 10

Inheritance:

Question 11

what is a karyotype and what does it include?

Answer 11

chromosomal pattern of a cell

• genotype,
• number of chromosomes
• normality or abnormality of the chromosomes

Question 12

actual gene composition

Answer 12

Genotype

Question 13

sequence and combination of genes on a chromosome

Answer 13

Genotype

Question 14

unique make up of individual

Answer 14

Genotype

Question 15

individual genes or alleles

Answer 15

Genotype

Question 16

outward appearance or observable expression of genes

Answer 16

Phenotype

Question 17

physical characteristic of individual

Answer 17

Phenotype

Question 18

give examples of phenotype

Answer 18

✅hair color
✅eye color
✅body build
✅allergies

Question 19

differentiate congenital to genetic

Answer 19

Congenital➜ present at birth because of abnormal development in utero

Genetic ➜pertains to genes or chromosomes;
➜some genetic disorders may be noticeable
at birth and others may not appear for decade

Question 20

present at birth because of abnormal development in utero

Answer 20

Congenital

Question 21

➜pertains to genes or chromosomes;
➜some genetic disorders may be noticeable
at birth and others may not appear for decade

Answer 21

Genetic

Question 22

True or false

-principles of the genetic inheritance of diseases has the same mechanism of genetic inheritance for physical characteristics such as eye or hair color

Answer 22

true

Question 23

person who has 2 like genes for a trait

Answer 23

Homozygous

Question 24

example of Homozygous

Answer 24

blue eyes: 1 from mother and 1 from father

Question 25

genes differ

Answer 25

Heterozygous

Question 26

examples of Heterozygous

Answer 26

1 gene for blue eyes: mother,

1 gene for brown eyes: father

Question 27

differentiate dominant and recessive

Answer 27

Dominant➜ overrules the other allele

Recessive➜ type of allele that will not manifest in the individual