Genetics

Question 0

What is DNA made of?

Answer 0

Nucleotides

Question 1

What is a Genetic Counsellors?

Answer 1

Genetic Counsellors are health professionals who are trained to help families understand genetic disorders and provide support to these families if needed.
They advise families of what the disease could to to their life and its effects (long and short term).

Question 2

What are the 3 parts of Nucleotides?

Answer 2

Phosphate group
Deoxyribose Sugar
Nitrogen rich base

Question 3

What are the 4 different nitrogen rich bases?

Answer 3

Adenine (A)
Thymine (T)
Cytosine (C)
Guanine (G)

Question 4

What are the partners for the nitrogen rich bases?

Answer 4

Adenine and Thymine (A + T)

Cytosine and Guanine (C + G)

Question 5

What are the 3 options for a Female Sex Linked Disease?

Answer 5

XR XR = Female Normal
XR Xr = Female Carrier (disease blocked by dominant)
Xr Xr = Female Disease

Question 6

What are the 2 options for male Sex Linked Conditions?

Answer 6

XR Y = Male, Normal

Xr Y = Male, Disease

Question 7

What is a genotype?

Answer 7

A set of alleles

Question 8

What is a allele?

Answer 8

The option for the gene/trate

Question 9

What is a Heterozygose?

Answer 9

What a parents alleles are different

EG. Gg

Question 10

What is a Homozygous?

Answer 10

When a parents alleles are the same

EG. GG or gg

Question 11

What is a phenotype?

Answer 11

The physical features of a person