Lecture 18: Human Genetics

Question 1

Why are Humans Bad model systems?

Answer 1

• Unethical
• Illegal
  -Long generation times

Question 2

Autosomal Recessive and Autosomal Dominant are examples of which inheritance pattern?

Answer 2

Mendelian Inheritance Pattern

Question 3

Sex-linked traits and aneuploidy are examples of which inheritance pattern?

Answer 3

Non-Mendelian Inheritance Pattern

Question 4

Abnormal Number of Chromosomes caused by Nondisjunction during Meiosis.

Answer 4

Aneuploidy

Question 5

Type of aneuploidy in which a chromosome is missing

Answer 5

Mono-somy

Question 6

Type of aneuploidy in which there is an extra chromosome

Answer 6

Tri-somy

Question 7

What are three examples of Autosomal Mutations

Answer 7

• Translocation
• Inversion
• Genetic Imprinting

Question 8

What is Genetic Imprinting?

Answer 8

Expression of gene is dependent on which parent it is inherited from

Question 9

Heterozygous child expressing recessive phenotype is an example of?

Answer 9

Genetic Imprinting

Question 10

What occurs in Translocation?

Answer 10

Chromosomes break and exchange pieces

Question 11

What occurs in INversion?

Answer 11

Chromosome flips the order, but the location is not changed