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Biology CP-Mr. Willets
Book Questions

pg 171-173

1) Sickle Cell Anemia- more common in what people? __________________ What disease cannot affect people with sickle cell anemia? _____________________________

2) Huntington disease- first symptoms are __________________________. Later symptoms are ____________________________________________________________________________ If it kills the people, how do they pass it to their children? ___________________________________

3) Down's Syndrome- is caused by having an extra __________________________ What are the symptoms of Down Syndrome? ___________________________________________________

4) Kleinfelter Syndrome results from having the trisomic genotype ___________ What are its symptoms? __________________________________________ (by the way, people with this situation are males)

5) Turner Syndrome has the genotype __________ What are the symptoms of females with this condition?_________________________________________________________

Pg 175-176- read about genetic screening, karyotype , amniocentesis, ultrasound and chorionic villi sampling

 

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