Quiz 21: Congenital and Genetic Disorders

Which of the following statements applies to the sex chromosomes?

What is the term for an arrangement of the chromosomes from an individuals cell, organized in pairs based on size and shape?

What is characteristic of a congenital disorder?

What is the probability of two parents, both carriers of a defective recessive gene, producing a homozygous child (with each pregnancy)?

In the case of an X-linked recessive disorder, a carrier mother and unaffected father could produce a/an:

Down syndrome is an example of a/an:

Agents that cause damage during embryonic or fetal development are called:

What is an example of a multifactorial congenital disorder?

Ultrasonography during pregnancy would be helpful in detecting fetal:

Which of the following statements regarding Down syndrome is TRUE?

Which of the following statements applies to Huntingtons disease?

A mother is a carrier of Duchenne muscular dystrophy; the father is unaffected. They have one son with muscular dystrophy. Another male child is expected. The probability of the second son having muscular dystrophy is:

Hemophilia A has been diagnosed in a young boy. He has inherited this defective gene from:

A father affected with hemophilia A, whose wife is unaffected, will pass on the defective gene to:

Which of the following are common manifestations of Down syndrome? 1. Congenital heart defect 2. Cleft lip and palate 3. Large protruding tongue 4. Limited intellectual development

A spontaneous alteration in genetic material that may result from exposure to harmful substances is termed:

A person with sickle cell trait that is heterozygous has:

TORCH is an acronym for routine prenatal screening tests for high-risk maternal infections; TORCH stands for:

Which statement applies to the effects of exposure to harmful substances during embryonic life? 1. During the first two weeks, exposure will usually cause death of the embryo. 2. Organs or body structures may be altered by exposure during the first two months. 3. The effects of exposure depend on the stage of development at the time of exposure. 4. Metabolic abnormalities usually follow exposure to teratogens.

Exposure to cocaine during pregnancy leads to increased risk of:

Which term refers to prenatal diagnosis through examination of amniotic fluid?

The laboratory practice of changing DNA sequences in microorganisms is called:

The purpose of the Human Genome Project was to:

Developmental disorders can result from all the following EXCEPT:

Genes located at the same site on a pair of homologous chromosomes that are also matched for function are called:

Which of the following can easily pass through the placental barrier?

The term proteomics refers to the study of:

The most invasive prenatal screening test for fetal abnormalities is:

Which of the following can be detected using amniotic fluid?

Blood tests are performed on neonates primarily to:

When genetic influences combine with environmental factors to cause an abnormality, the result is called a:

The cellular division process that produces the chromosomes that are in the sperm and ova is called: