HONDROS BIO 254 FINAL STUDY QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS | RATED A+
An allele whose trait always shows up in the organism when the allele is present. - Answer>>>
dominant allele
1. If two parents show a trait, all children must also show the trait (homozygous recessive)
2. An affected individual may have two normal parents (if parents are both heterozygous
carriers)
Cystic fibrosis - Answer>>> Autosomal Ressesive
Pairs of alleles that both affect the phenotype when present in a heterozygote (sickle cell anemia)
- Answer>>> codominant alleles
A person whose genotype includes a gene that is not expressed in the phenotype. - Answer>>>
Carrier
change in a DNA sequence that affects genetic information - Answer>>> Mutation
Abnormal number of chromosomes. - Answer>>> Aneuploidy
the failure of one or more pairs of homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids to separate
normally during nuclear division, usually resulting in an abnormal distribution of chromosomes
in the daughter nuclei. - Answer>>> nondisjunction
The "first line of defense" in innate immunity - Answer>>> skin and mucosa
Histamine, kinins, and interleukins are examples of - Answer>>> Inflammation mediators
A type of immune mechanism that provides a general defense by acting against anything
recognized as non-self - Answer>>> innate immunity
Chemicals released from cells to trigger or regulate innate and adaptive response - Answer>>>
Cytokines