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Cystic Fibrosis
defective Hex - A gene (reccessive)
where mucus clogs many organs and lungs
where mucus clogs many organs and lungs
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Hemophilia
Sex linked X chromosome - recessive
serious disorders of excessive bleeding with no clots
serious disorders of excessive bleeding with no clots
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Huntington's Disease
Dominant trait
appear between 30-50
Repeat of DNA on chromosome
Creates a loss of mental function
appear between 30-50
Repeat of DNA on chromosome
Creates a loss of mental function
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Sickle Cell Anemia
Recessive, caused by abnormal hemoglobin
Cells get stuck in blood vessels and cannot deliver oxygen.
Cells get stuck in blood vessels and cannot deliver oxygen.
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Tay Sachs
recessive, so a person must be homozygous
Affects child's central nervous system
Cannot produce protein that breaks down gangliosides in the brain.
Affects child's central nervous system
Cannot produce protein that breaks down gangliosides in the brain.
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Chromosomal Disorders
Downs Syndrome
40% have heart defects
40% have heart defects
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Do nondisjundtion pairs seperate?
NO
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Turner Syndrome
Females with one X chromosomes - XO
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Can male live with one Y?
No they are dead, lethal.
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Klinefelter Syndrome
When the sex alleles are XXY
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Super or Meta Female
XXX Conditions
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Jacobs Syndrome
Male XYY condition