Genetics and Inheritance Patterns
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What is the primary focus of Behavioral Genetics?

  • Examining the interaction between environment and genetic makeup (correct)
  • Analyzing the expression of a genotype
  • Investigating chromosomal abnormalities
  • Studying the genetic makeup of an organism

What is the primary symptom of Hemophilia A?

  • Bleeding from minor cuts
  • Internal bleeding, often resulting in bruises (correct)
  • Bleeding from major cuts or surgeries
  • Feeding difficulties with poor weight gain and growth

Which type of Hemophilia is associated with bleeding from minor cuts?

  • Hemophilia D
  • Hemophilia C
  • Hemophilia A
  • Hemophilia B (correct)

What is the primary symptom of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS)?

<p>Lethargy and hypotonia (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of Achondroplasia?

<p>Disproportionate dwarfism, short-limbed dwarfism (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

At what age do women's chances of chromosomal abnormalities, such as Down syndrome, increase?

<p>35 years old (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the union of a sperm cell and an egg cell?

<p>Zygote formation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for twins that result from two separate eggs being fertilized by two different sperm cells?

<p>Dizygotic twins (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main reason for the increase in multiple births?

<p>Increase use of fertility drugs (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the genetic code?

<p>To translate information into proteins (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What condition occurs when the blood flows unequally between twins that share a placenta?

<p>Twin to twin transfusion syndrome (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of monozygotic twins?

<p>Result from one egg being fertilized by one sperm and then splitting into two (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of a mistake in copying the chromosome?

<p>Genetic mutations (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines the baby's sex?

<p>The 23rd pair of chromosomes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of dizygotic twins?

<p>Result from two separate eggs being fertilized by two different sperm cells (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the bases Adenine and Thymine in DNA?

<p>A=T (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a person's observable traits or characteristics?

<p>Phenotype (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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