1. What is the difference between an autosome and a sex chromosome? (2 points) 2. Explain the ways in which genetic variation is increased when passing genetic information on to the next generation....

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1. What is the difference between an autosome and a sex chromosome? (2 points)


2. Explain the ways in which genetic variation is increased when passing genetic information on to the next generation. (4 points)


3. Using a Punnett square, determine the probability of albinism in offspring from a mother who has normal skin color but carries the albinism trait and a father who has two dominant genes for normal skin color. (5 points - show or describe square with all quadrants filled in, show correct % probability of having or carrying the disease)


4. Describe 3 ways in which cells can be collected for a karyotype. (3 points)


5. Explain the cause and symptoms of Turner syndrome. (3 points)



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Answer To: 1. What is the difference between an autosome and a sex chromosome? (2 points) 2. Explain the ways...

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QUESTION 1
As explained by Sayres, the autosomes are the chromosomes which are responsible for all the inherited characters of an offspring except that of the sex-linked ones. The 23rd pair of chromosomes in human is the autosome represented by X and Y. The sex-chromosomes arises the characters of the sexual orientation.
QUESTION 2
As mentioned by Xavier et al., the ways in which the genetic variation can be increased are through the cross over in the prophase I, the assortment of chromosome which occurs randomly in metaphase I, and random fusion of the gametes from different parents. The meiosis increases genetic...
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