Mendelian Inheritance

Question 1

List the organs affected by cystic fibrosis

Answer 1

• Reproductive organs
• Intestines
• Pancreas
• Liver
• Lungs
• Skin
• Sinuses

Question 2

Achondroplasia:

Answer 2

• Bone growth disorder which causes disproportionate dwarfism: limbs are shorter than normal
• Normally caused by spontaneous mutation in the FGFR3 gene
• Autosomal dominant condition

Question 3

Huntington’s Disease

Answer 3

• A neurodegenerative disease that is autosomal dominant

Question 4

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD):

Answer 4

X - linked

Only occurs in males

Fatal in early male adult life