Exam 2: Heredity and Prenatal Development

Which of the following is most likely to develop sickle cell?

In the uterus the embryo and fetus develop within a protective_________.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a sex-linked abnormality.

A recessive gene is the main cause of:

The typical sex chromosome pattern for males is _____.

When children who are reared by adoptive parents are nonetheless more similar to their biological parents in a trait, it can be concluded that:

Matt is a 36-year-old male. In the past year, he has noticed that his limbs sometimes move on their own, and he has also started having trouble remembering things and doing simple calculations. Matt's father and grandfather were also known to have similar problems during their adulthood. Matt is most likely suffering from:

Twenty-year-old Jack is extremely tall and has very thick facial hair. Most of his male secondary sex characteristics are also more pronounced than men of his age. In this scenario, Jack is most likely:

Which of the following happens in the critical period that occurs in the third through fifth weeks of a pregnancy?

Sperm are much larger than ova.

The _________ is the hollow organ within females in which the embryo and fetus develop.

_____ is used to detect neural tube defects such as spina bifida and certain chromosomal abnormalities.

Excessive production of thick mucus that clogs the pancreas and lungs is a central feature of which genetic abnormality?

Thalidomide was marketed in the 1960s as a treatment for:

Genetics is a field of biology that studies:

Individuals with Klinefelter syndrome have:

Genotypes reflect both genetic and environmental influences.

The term "double-helix" best describes the fundamental structure of

In the genetic disorder known as hemophilia, blood ______.

Rh incompatibility occurs when an Rh-positive woman is carrying an Rh-negative fetus.