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1. Suppose a child was found to have the chromosome pattern shown in Figure 1 above.
a. Is the child a male or female?
b. Explain your answer.
c. Down syndrome is caused by one extra autosome in each cell. What pair of chromosomes has an
extra chromosome?
d. How did this child get an extra chromosome?
2. Suppose a child was found to have the chromosome pattern shown in Figure 2 above.
a. Is the child a male or female?
b. Explain your answer.
e. Which chromosome is the extra chromosome, an X or Y7
d. How did the child get an extra chromnseme?
Transcribed Image Text:GENETIC DISORDERS 2 3 1. 2 3 XK XK XK X* XX xX XX KX Xe XX KK X* 3 K* K XX 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ?8 ת A XX XX XX X 称 家a M 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 XX 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 XXY Figure 2 Figure 1 1. Suppose a child was found to have the chromosome pattern shown in Figure 1 above. a. Is the child a male or female? b. Explain your answer. c. Down syndrome is caused by one extra autosome in each cell. What pair of chromosomes has an extra chromosome? d. How did this child get an extra chromosome? 2. Suppose a child was found to have the chromosome pattern shown in Figure 2 above. a. Is the child a male or female? b. Explain your answer. e. Which chromosome is the extra chromosome, an X or Y7 d. How did the child get an extra chromnseme?
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