Module 2

Question 1

Life cycle of Malaria

Answer 1

Mosquito injeccts sporozites 2.) Merozoites infect RBCs 3.) Picked up by misquito 4.) transmitted to human

Question 2

Is Sickle Cell reciessive or dominiate?

Answer 2

Reciessive

Question 3

What can cause sickle cell?

Answer 3

Ischemia

O2 decrease

Question 4

1 sickle cell allel

Heterozygous

Answer 4

Little effect

Question 5

2 sickle cell alleles

Homozygous

Answer 5

Severly impacted

Question 6

Benifts of having the Sickle Cell allel

Answer 6

The increase in oxygen triggers sickel cell response in RBC causing malaria infected cells to be taken out of the blood cells quickly therefore limiteding pathogens ability to grow and take hold

Question 7

If you have No copies of HbS you are likely to contract

Answer 7

Malaria

Question 8

If you have 1 copy of HbS you are likely to contract

Answer 8

Malaria resistance

Question 9

If you have 2 copies of HbS you are likely to contract

Answer 9

Sickle Cell Anemia

Question 10

Alzheimers Disease

Answer 10

Degenerative Brain disease

Question 11

What allele is affected?

Answer 11

Apolipoprotein (ApoE4)

Question 12

What does the Apolipoprotein (ApoE4) predict?

Answer 12

Genetic prediction of Alzheimer’s Disease

Raises the risk of Alzheimer’s by 4xs compared to non-carriers

Question 13

What do most parasites prefer to eat?

Answer 13

Lipids

Fats