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Chapter 5: Genetic disorders
1. Which of the following is not one of the laws of inheritance?
a. law of dominance
b. law of linked assortment
c. law of segregation
d. law of independent assortment
2. Mitochondrial disorders are transmitted by the mitochondria of which parent(s)?
a. father.
b. both parents.
c. one parent who could be mother or father.
d. mother.
3. Which of the following definitions refers to polyploidy?
a. an autosomal chromosome
b. a combination of genetic disorders and environmental factors
c. multiple of the normal chromosome count
d. several chromosomes involved
4. What is the overall meaning of the term aneuploidy?
a. Individual chromosomes are missing or an extra one is present.
b. Trisomy is three copies of a chromosome.
c. This is a genetic abnormality which increases with age.
d. Sex chromosome aneuploidy are commoner than autosomal ones.
5. The technique for developing a third-parent baby can be used to prevent certain genetic disorders. Which of the following is applicable?
a. The nuclear DNA is partly taken from a male donor.
b. Mitochondrial DNA from a female donor is inserted into the fertilized ovum already containing such DNA from both parents.
c. Mitochondrial DNA from a female donor replaces the mitochondrial DNA from the mother.
d. The nuclear DNA is partly taken from a female donor.