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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:
  1. X-Linked
  2. Y-Linked
  3. Mitochondrial
  4. Autosomal Recessive
2.  Which one of these is an acrocentric chromosome?
  1. 18
  2. 11
  3. 20
  4. 14
3.  Trisomy 18 is also known as:
  1. Down's syndrome
  2. Turner's Syndrome
  3. Edward's Syndrome
  4. Patau's Syndrome
4.  Which one of the following syndromes/illnesses is an autosomal dominant condition?
  1. Waardenberg syndrome
  2. Marfan's Syndrome
  3. Trisomy 13 Syndrome
  4. Tay Sachs
5.  Hemophilia usually has a(n) _________ mode of inheritance.
  1. Autosomal dominant
  2. Y linked
  3. X linked
  4. Mitochondrial condition
6.  The following Pedigree represents (Click here to see image):
  1. Mitochondrial inheritance
  2. Y linked
  3. Autosomal recessive
  4. X linked
7.  Due to _______________, for some genes, the copy inherited from the mother functions differently from the copy inherited from the father.
  1. Variable Expressivity
  2. Mosaicism
  3. Imprinting
  4. Uniparental disomy
8.  The first published description of a gene for nonsyndromic deafness was for:
  1. Connexin 30
  2. Connexin 26
  3. 30delG
  4. 35delG
9.  What does this pedigree legend mean (Click here to see image)?
  1. Second marriage or relationship
  2. Non-identical twins
  3. Infertile
  4. Consanguinity
10.  Most cases with 22q11 Deletion Syndrome do not have one of the following complications:
  1. Congenital Heart Disease
  2. Palatal abnormalities
  3. Velopharyngeal Incompetence
  4. Upper Extremities abnormalities

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