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AP Bio Chromosome and Genes Multiple Choice

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Which condition exists when a person has only 1 of a particular chromosome?
monosomy
Which chromosome mutation is usually lethal when homozygus?
Deletion
The chromosome formula 2n-1 could be what disease?
Turner
What disease is also known as dwarfism?
Achrondroplasia
If detected during new-born screening, this disease is generally treated with a low-protein diet
PKU
If a plant's haploid number is 10, then how many chromosomes would the plant have if it was a pentaploid?
50
The usual cause of monosomy or trisomy is nondisjunction in:
Meiosis I
The clinical name for Trisomy 13 is:
Patau
Common symptoms of this disease are tall height, long fingers, and heart/aorta problems.
Marfan Syndrome
An additional chromosome 18 is:
Edwards
Which of the following diseases is NOT multifactorial?
Huntingtons
This disease causes shorter living, smaller Red Blood Cells
Thalassemia
The disease doesn't have symptoms until middle age and is a result of a dominant gene on chromosome 4
Huntingtons
Those who are carriers of this disease are resistant to maleria.
Sickle-cell anemia
This disease is also called Von Recklinghausen's Disease
Neurofibromastosis
X-linking disease in which uric acid accumulates.
Lesch-Nyhan
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