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pts
Question 1
True or False: A chromosomal aberration is an alteration to the chromosome that results in a change to
the total number of chromosomes, deletions or additions to the chromosome, or even complete
rearrangement of chromosomal segments.
D True
O / 2 pts
Question 2
True or False: Sex chromosomes occur in pairs.
True
,D
False
Question 3
2/ 2 pts
True or False: Trisomy and monosomy in autosomal chromosomes is generally tolerated better in
animals than in plants.
False
2/
Question 5 2 pts
True or False: Individuals that are afflicted with Down syndrome typically exhibit most, if not all,
of the stereotypical characteristics of the disorder.
False
, Question 6 2/2 pts
The region of the chromosome 21 that is thought to be typically responsible for the phenotype of Down
syndrome is the
DSCR
Question 4 pts
What is the only trisomy disorder in which individuals routinely live longer than one year? The
incidence of this disorder seems to increase with an increased age in which parent?
Your Answer: