Mac 6: Start

Question 1

It is one of the remarkable ways of detecting whether a child to be born will be having a genetic disease, or if the person is going to have a genetic disorder.

Answer 1

-Genetic Counselling

Question 2

These disorders occur due to mutations in a single gene and can be easily detected by pedigree analysis. These disorders can either be autosomal disorders or sex-linked disorders.

Answer 2

-Mendelian disorders

Question 3

This type of genetic disorder is caused by mutations in the non-nuclear mitochondrial DNA.

Answer 3

-Mitochondrial disorders

Question 4

Cardiovascular disease is one example wherein the genes and the external environment play a role in the contribution to the development of the disease. Which of the following is an environmental/controllable risk factor for Cardiovascular disease?

Answer 4

-Fatty diet and smoking

Question 5

It is defined as the proportion or number of individuals in a population who have a particular disorder at a specific time, such as during one year.

Answer 5

-Prevalence

Question 6

Which of the following signals hunger from stomach to brain in the short term?

Answer 6

-Ghrelin

Question 7

These disorders are caused by any alteration in the number or structure of the chromosomes. Sometimes the whole chromosome is gained or lost. This type of disorder is usually fatal and affects many genes.

Answer 7

-Chromosomal disorders

Question 8

It is said that certain genes affect a person’s body weight, in turn affecting the Body Mass Index. How is BMI calculated?

Answer 8

-Weight (kg) divided by the square of height (m).

Question 9

It is defined as the rate at which a certain event occurs, such as the number of new cases of a particular disorder diagnosed per year in a population of known size.

Answer 9

-Incidence

Question 10

This is also known as multifactorial genetic disorders. These disorders are caused as a result of environmental factors and gene mutations.

Answer 10

-Polygenic disorders