transmission of genetic diseases

Question 1

what are genetic diseases caused by

Answer 1

single genes

Question 2

what are the 4 major types of genetic diseases

Answer 2

autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive
passed by both carriers,
X linked dominant ,
or X linked recessive

Question 3

what genders are equally likely to exhibit autosomal disease

Answer 3

male and female

Question 4

what genes can fathers not pass to their sons

Answer 4

x linked

Question 5

what is gender determined embryonically by

Answer 5

SRY gene on the Y
chromosome.

Question 6

embryocytes with a y become which gender

Answer 6

male

Question 7

embryocytes with a x become which gender

Answer 7

female

Question 8

describe mode of inheritance

Answer 8

the inherited patterns through the generations of a family

Question 9

define consanguinity

Answer 9

inbreeding

Question 10

what is inbreeding

Answer 10

mating of two related individuals

Question 11

what are the offspring of inbreeding termed as

Answer 11

inbred

Question 12

what do the proportion of shared genes between 2 related individuals depend on

Answer 12

closeness of the biologic
relationship

Question 13

what risk does inbreeding dramatically increase the reoccurrence of

Answer 13

recessive disorders

Question 14

offspring of marriages of first cousins who are affected by genetic diseases are doubled that of

Answer 14

general population