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Human Heredity Principles
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Genetics
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Set 1: A Perspective on Human Genetics
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Set 2: Cells and Cell Division
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Set 3: Transmission of Genes from Generation to Generation
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Set 4: Pedigree Analysis in Human Genetics
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Set 5: The Inheritance of Complex Traits
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Set 6: Cytogenetics - Karyotypes and Chromosome Aberrations
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Set 7: Development and Sex Determination
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Set 8: The Structure - Replication - and Chromosomal Organization of DNA
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Set 9: Gene Expression and Gene Regulation
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Set 10: From Proteins to Phenotypes
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Set 11: Genome Alterations - Mutation and Epigenetics
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Set 12: Genes and Cancer
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Set 13: An Introduction to Genetic Technology
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Set 14: Biotechnology and Society
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Set 15: Genomes and Genomics
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Set 16: Reproductive Technology - Genetic Testing - and Gene Therapy
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Set 17: Genes and The Immune System
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Set 18: Genetics of Behavior
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Set 19: Population Genetics and Human Evolution
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Set 4 Pedigree Analysis In Human Genetics
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Set 4 Pedigree Analysis In Human Genetics
Question 1
(True False)
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A blood test cannot determine if a person is a carrier of Tay-Sachs disease because the mutant allele is undetectable.
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Question 2
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Phenotypic variation can occur in traits controlled by the same allele.
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Question 3
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In autosomal dominant inheritance,____.
A) the trait often skips generations
B) about one-fourth of the progeny in a pedigree will show the trait
C) two affected individuals may have unaffected children
D) males are more affected than females
E) the aa phenotype will be affected
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