A couple contemplating a pregnancy are in today for an appointment at a genetic counselling clinic to identify and interpret their risk of an inherited disorder. The explains during teaching that the following statements are true about genetic counseling EXCEPT a. Talking about rewarding gene therapy b. Performing appropriate genetic testing c. Constructing family pedigree up to the third degree d. Refer to support groups e. Collecting health files about affected family membe

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A: Familial adenomatous polyposis is an inherited disease that is autosomal dominant and results in…

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Q: Assume that you are a genetic counsellor and analyzing RFLP pattern for a family with three…

A: RFLP is an analytical technique that uses restriction endonucleases to determine whether a…

Q: Normal wife Affected husband As a genetic counsellor you are presented with a married couple where…

A: As the male is affected and women is normal. They have a carrier daughter, normal son, normal…

Q: Mr. Jason has received an identification card regarding his complete genome. (1) biotechnology tool…

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A: This is the case of monogenic inheritance. Because single gene is involved in this inheritance.

Q: Prader-Willi syndrome is caused by a mutation in anautosomal maternally imprinted gene. Label the…

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Q: Haploinsufficiency means the reduced dosage of a normal gene product is not enough for a normal…

A: Genetics is the study of the process by which genes are transmitted from the parents to the…

Q: Both karyotyping and G_banding techniques show normal chromosomal pattern, however pedigree analysis…

A: Answer: Introduction: A pedigree shows the pattern of inheritance of a particular trait in entire a…

Q: You are a genetic counselor. How would you advise a couple who wants to know their chances of having…

A: X-linked recessive inheritance could be a way a hereditary characteristic or condition can be passed…

Q: An expecting mother underwent a fetal blood test to determine if her unborn child has a genetic…

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Q: A certain couple has six children – four boys (ages 2yr, 5yrs, 9yrs and 11yrs old) and two girls…

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Q: About 90% of your DNA are introns, or junk DNA, meaning that they do not code for proteins or shape…

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Q: Please list 2 factors which could make the construction of a human pedigree difficult

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Q: Mrs. Xexy Lucero, GO, 25 years old has no affected genes. However, his partner Mr. Lucas Narciso, 30…

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Q: The genes for hemophilia, a condition that causes blood not to clot properly, are located on the X…

A: Inheritance patterns are of different type’s   Mendelian inheritance, incomplete dominance,…

Q: You are a genetic counselor, and you received the following pedigree to analyze. You must determine…

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Q: The woman in Problem 24 has had two miscarriages. She has come to you, an established genetic…

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Q: In humans the allele for albinism is recessive to the allele for normal skin pigmentation. If a male…

A: Mendelian inheritance shows the patterns of transmission of a disease from one generation to the…

Q: State who the genetic parents are and who the gestational mother is in each of the following cases:…

A: Introduction:- ART (assisted reproductive technologies)are used to give a chance to conceive a child…

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A: Mendel uncovered the fundamental laws of heredity. His experiments demonstrated that the…

Q: Jacob and Emma have had two children, Samuel and Matthew. Baby Samuel ied at the age of nine days.…

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Q: Solve the following genetics problem: (1)Assume that you are a lawyer working in a family law and…

A: Gene is a particular segment of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) that is responsible for the inheritance…

Q: 1.) What is the probability of Mary as a carrier of the death gene?

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Q: What is pedigree analysis? Suggest how such an analysis, can be useful.

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Q: The world can be a scary place. There are many disease causing organisms and genetic disorders that…

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Q: Give at least four different reasons for seeking genetic counseling.

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Q: Forward Genetics Analysis uses a variety of beneficial approaches to identify never before described…

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Q: Imagine that you are in your late 30s or early 40s and decide that you want a child. You realize…

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Q: Both karyotyping and G_banding techniques show normal chromosomal pattern, however pedigree analysis…

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Q: As a genetic counselor, I would recommend Susan and John a blood test for cystic fibrosis. This…

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Q: in certain fish, the mating of a black (B) fish with a white (W) fish will create offspring with a…

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A: The inability to identify certain colour distinctions is known as colour blindness. The retina, the…

Q: A mother who is blood type a B has a child who is a B also. A potential father‘s blood type O. A…

A: Blood group The blood type is identified by three different alleles known as IA, IB, and i. The IA…

Q: 2a. The pedigree below represents inheritance of rare condition. What pattern of inheritance is most…

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Q: A mother had type A blood. Her husband has type B blood. They have a child with Type O blood. Is…

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Q: Four human pedigrees are shown in the accompanying illustration. The black symbols represent an…

A: Characteristic features of a dominant trait: - Because there is a disease when a dominant allele is…

Q: A mother has a genotype of AaBBCs and father has a gentotype AaBbCc. What is the probability that…

A: Given: A mother has a genotype of AaBBCs and father has a gentotype AaBbCc. What is the probability…

Q: Prader-Willi syndrome is caused by a mutation in anautosomal maternally imprinted gene. Label the…

A: Prader-Willi syndrome(PWS) is a genetic disorder usually caused by deletion of a part of chromosome…

Q: Jacob and Emma have-had two children, Samuel and Matthew. Baby Samuel died at the age of nine days.…

A: Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder affecting…

Q: Klinefelter syndrome (XXY) can most be easily diagnosed by_______ . a. pedigree analysis c.…

A: Introduction:- Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is a hereditary disease in which a male's genetic code…

Q: Lois, who recently had her karyotype performed, was shown the following figure from her family…

A: *Given that Peter and Lois and performed karyotype. * And Lois do not show any symptoms and sign of…