NASC 210 Quiz Epigenetics and Human Thriving
NASC 210 Quiz Epigenetics and Human Thriving
- Melanocytes contribute to skin color;
- At the chromosome levels males are homogametic.
- For treatment of heart disease statin drugs are used to;
- Which of the following is true about the “X” and “Y” chromosomes?
- Even though Mendel’s laws are very helpful to understanding genetics, simple mendelian genetics does not explain well most of genetics because;
- Daughters can inherit sex linked recessive disease if:
- Cardiovascular disease affects:
- A mutation in the LDL receptor gene can cause a dramatic rise in serum cholesterol.
- The human male is considered hemizygous for X-linked traits, because he only has one set of X-linked genes.
- The SRY gene found on the X chromosome causes the unborn baby to develop into a girl.
- More than 100 genes affect pigmentation in skin hair and irises.
- A person who is male but who prefers women’s clothing and does not have an abnormal XY or XX condition is known as;
- Which of the following hunger response hormones decreases appetite but increases digestion?
- The mechanism of genomic imprinting involves:
- Which of the following is true about the rare condition of males who are XX and females who are XY:
- Research studies which try to show a physiological or genetic basis for homosexuality have focused on a gene called Xq28 and the size of a certain brain region.
- Body weight is controlled primarily by one gene.
- In general there is no male-to male transmission of X-linked traits.
- Simple mendelian single gene genetics explains skin color.
- Which of the following is true about homosexuality?
- A color blind father married to a non-color blind mom (non-carrier of colorblindness) can produce a color blind son.
- This famous discoverer of the DNA structure made racist comments in the 1990s based on the idea that certain people groups were biologically inferior.
- In the U.S. the “sex ratio” of males to females drops significantly from birth to age 65.
- Which of the following are polygenic multifactorial traits?
- In mother’s who are carriers for colorblindness even though they are not color blind some of their individual eye cone cells can express the trait. Also in female Calico cats the genes which produce color are found on the X chromosome and each hair cell expresses one X allele or the other giving rise to a random pattern of color in their fur. In both cases this is an example of: