Answer Sheet

NAME:  ________________________

Part I

1.         a) _______________________________________________________________               

            b)_______________________________________________________________

 

2.         a)  ______________________________________________________________

            b)_______________________________________________________________

 

3.         a)  _____________________________________________________________

            b)______________________________________________________________

 

4.         a) ______________________                                b) _____________________

            c) ______________________                               d) _____________________

            e) ______________________                              
 

Part II

1.         a)  _____________________________________________________________

            b)______________________________________________________________

2.        Use the separate sheet provided or click here PEDGREE

Part III

1.       a) carbohydrates                                  2.  a)  Changes in DNA can occur in

          b) proteins                                                    nearly any cell in the body

          c) amino acids                                           b)  Changes in DNA can lead to cancer

          d) all of the above                                      c)  Changes in DNA are not always passed

          e) none of the above                                      on to children

                                                                           d)  Changes in DNA can be due to

                                                                              environmental exposures

                                                                           e)  Changes in DNA usually lead

                                                                              to disease

Part IV

1. ________________________

2. ________________________ 

3.         a)  10%

            b)  25%

      c)  50%

      d)  100%  

      e)  Cannot be determined from the information provided

4. ______________________ 

5.         a)  His condition resulted from a new dominant mutation

            b)  His parents are each carriers of an autosomal recessive disorder and

                 transmitted their gene mutations to him

            c)  The condition is due to both genetic susceptibility and environmental factors

            d)  All of the above

            e)  None of the above

6. _____________________

7. _____________________

8. _______________________________________________

9.  a) _____________________    b)_____________________    c) ______________________

10.      a)  Assess the risk that an individual will have a genetic disorder

                based on family history or data from population genetic studies

           b)  Provide anticipatory guidance about what challenges or health

                problems an individual with a genetic condition may experience

           c)  Recommend that a couple should have an abortion based on the

                seriousness of a genetic condition

           d)  All of the above

           e)  a and b

 

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