5 Written Questions

1. The transmission of traits from ancestor to descendant
2. An inherited characteristic
3. The prospect of survival and recovery from a disease as anticipated from the usual course of that disease or indicated by special features of the case
4. A condition that appears only in individuals who have received two copies of a mutant gene, one copy from each parent
5. A diagram of a family tree showing the occurrence of heritable characters in parents and offspring over multiple generations

5 Matching Questions

1. Gene
2. Chromosome
3. Mutation
4. Sex Chromosome
5. Symptom

1. a Any of the usually linear bodies in the cell nucleus that contain the genetic material
2. b A rare change in the genetic material, ultimately creating genetic diversity
3. c Subjective evidence of disease or physical disturbance observed by the patient
4. d One of the pair of chromosomes responsible for determining the sex of an individual
5. e A discrete unit of hereditary information

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. A condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume.
   1. Anemia
   2. Trait
   3. Protein
   4. Gene
2. An iron-containing protein in red blood cells that reversibly binds oxygen
   1. Prognosis
   2. Beta-globin
   3. Hemoglobin
   4. Alpha-globin
3. A chromosome that is not directly involved in determining sex, as opposed to sex chromosome
   1. Karyotype
   2. Autosome
   3. Chromosome
   4. Symptom
4. A genetic trait is considered this if it is expressed in a person who has only one copy of the gene associated with the trait
   1. Amino Acid
   2. Recessive Trait
   3. Dominant Trait
   4. Trait
5. Capable of being transmitted from person to person, animal to animal, animal to human, or human to animal by contact
   1. Complication
   2. Trait
   3. Contagious
   4. Mutation

5 True/False Questions

1. Beta-globin → An iron-containing protein in red blood cells that reversibly binds oxygen

   True        False

2. Protein → A 3-D biological polymer constructed from a set of 20 different monomers called amino acids

   True        False

3. Sickle cell → Deformed red blood cells that can lead to numerous symptoms and caused by a genetic mutation in the hemoglobin protein

   True        False

4. Complication → A rare change in the genetic material, ultimately creating genetic diversity

   True        False

5. Alpha-globin → The polypeptide chain of hemoglobin that is designated beta and that when deficient or defective caruses various animals as betahalassemia or sickle cell

   True        False