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Genetics & Hearing I, presented in partnership with Salus University

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1.  In this mode of inheritance, affected fathers cannot pass the trait: X-Linked Y-Linked Mitochondrial Autosomal Recessive

2.  Which one of these is an acrocentric chromosome? 18 11 20 14

3.  Trisomy 18 is also known as: Down's syndrome Turner's Syndrome Edward's Syndrome Patau's Syndrome

4.  Which one of the following syndromes/illnesses is an autosomal dominant condition? Waardenberg syndrome Marfan's Syndrome Trisomy 13 Syndrome Tay Sachs

5.  Hemophilia usually has a(n) _________ mode of inheritance. Autosomal dominant Y linked X linked Mitochondrial condition

6.  The following Pedigree represents (Click here to see image): Mitochondrial inheritance Y linked Autosomal recessive X linked

7.  Due to _______________, for some genes, the copy inherited from the mother functions differently from the copy inherited from the father. Variable Expressivity Mosaicism Imprinting Uniparental disomy

8.  The first published description of a gene for nonsyndromic deafness was for: Connexin 30 Connexin 26 30delG 35delG

9.  What does this pedigree legend mean (Click here to see image)? Second marriage or relationship Non-identical twins Infertile Consanguinity

10.  Most cases with 22q11 Deletion Syndrome do not have one of the following complications: Congenital Heart Disease Palatal abnormalities Velopharyngeal Incompetence Upper Extremities abnormalities