Non-Mendelian Inheritance Flashcards

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What are the symptoms of Duchenne’s MD?

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Fatigue, Muscle weakness, Progressive difficulty walking

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How is it decided which X chromsomeis to be inactivated?

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It is random

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What sex is more affected by x-linked dominant conditions?

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Males

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What is mitochondrial homoplasmy? Heteroplasmy?

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In mitochondrial homoplasmy, a cell has a uniform collection of mtDNA: either completely normal mtDNA or completely mutant mtDNA; heteroplasmy is a mix of mutant and normal mtDNA

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What are the symptoms of Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency?

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Hemolytic anemia, paleness, extreme fatigue, tachycardia, rapid breathing or shortness of breath, jaundice, splenomegaly, dark tea-colored urine

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X inactivation takes place in which sex?

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Females

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What is trinucleotide is expanded in Fragile X?

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CGG

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An inactive X chromosome can be visualized as what structure?

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Barr bodies

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9
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What triplet is expanded in Huntington’s?

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CAG

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What is the chance that the son of a carrier female will inherit the mutant allele of an x-linked recessive disorder?

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50%

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What are the chances that sons of a man affected with an x-linked dominant condition will be affected?

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0%

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12
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How many genes does the mitochondrial genome contain?

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37 genes

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What is genetic anticipation?

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When the age of onset of a condition becomes younger with each succesive generation and the severity of the disease increases with each generation

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What is the mode of inheritance for Friedreich’s Ataxia?

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Autosomal recessive

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What are the symptoms of Friedreich’s Ataxia?

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Dysarthria, Ataxia, Heart problems, Muscle weakness/ fatigue, scoliosis

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16
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Is the mutation rate higher for nuclear or mitochondrial DNA?

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mitochondrial

17
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What is the mode of inheritance for Rett Syndrome?

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X-linked dominant

18
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What is the modeof inheritance of Huntington’s Disease

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Autosomal dominant

19
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What are the symptoms of hypophosphatemic rickets?

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Short stature, leg bowing, tooth anomalies

20
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What is the mode of inheritance for Duchenne Musclular Dystrophy?

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X-linked recessive inheritance

21
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What are the chances that offspring of a mother with a mitochondrial disorder will be affected by the condition? Offspring of an affected father?

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100%; 0%

22
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What gene is mutated in Duchenne’s muscluar dystrophy? What are the functions of the wild-type protein?

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Dystrophin; Maintaining muscular cell membrane integrity, and required for assembly of synaptic junctions

23
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What are the physical features of fragile x syndrome?

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Long face w/ prominent jaw, large ears, macro-orchidism

24
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What is the genetic basis of Trinucleotide Expansion disorders?

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Expansion of tandem repeats of three base pairs

25
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What is the most common human enzyme deficiency?

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Glucose-6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency

26
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What tissues are most heavily impacted by mitcochrondrial disease?

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Brain, heart, liver, skeletal muscle, kidney

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What is the chance that a daughter of a carrier women of an x-linked recessive disorder will be a carrier?

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50%

28
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What is the pathophysiology of hypophosphatemic rickets?

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Decreased reabsorption of phosphate by renal tubules, decreased absorption of calcium and phosphorus from the GI tract

29
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What is the mode of inheritance of Hypophosphatemic rickets?

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X-linked dominant

30
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What is the mode of inheritance for Hemophilia?

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X-linked recessive inheritance

31
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Which sex is more likely to be affected by an x-linked recessive condition?

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Males

32
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What is the mode of inheritance of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency?

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X-linked recessive inheritance

33
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What are the symptoms of Huntington’s? Which regions of the brain are particularly affected?

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Dementia, memory loss, choreic movements; Caudate and putamen

34
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What trinucleotide is expanded in Friedreich’s Ataxia?

A

GAA

35
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What is the most common heritable form of moderate mental retardation?

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Fragile X syndrome

36
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What are the chances that male offspring of mothers with an x-linked dominant condition will be affected? Female offspring?

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50% for both sexes

37
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What are the symptoms of Rett Syndrome?

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Slowed growth, microcephaly, loss of movement/coordination, abnormal hand/ eye movements, irritability, seizures, scoliosis