1) What type of chromosome abnormality does the father have? a)Duplication b)Inversion c)Deletion d)Translocation

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1)

What type of chromosome abnormality does the father have?

a)Duplication

b)Inversion

c)Deletion

d)Translocation

 

2)

Why does the father have a normal phenotype?

a) Because the translocation was reciprocal.
b) Because he has one wild-type copy of each chromosome.
c) Because the translocation occurred only in the father's gametes.
d) Because no genes are missing.
 
 
A healthy couple with a history of previous spontaneous abortions just had a child with cri du chat syndrome-a disease caused by one copy of
a deletion of the end of chromosome 5. Their physician orders karyotype analysis of both parents and the child. The karyotype results for
chromosome 5 and 12 are shown below.
Mother
Father
Child
Chromosome
5 12
5 12
5 12
I II .
Transcribed Image Text:A healthy couple with a history of previous spontaneous abortions just had a child with cri du chat syndrome-a disease caused by one copy of a deletion of the end of chromosome 5. Their physician orders karyotype analysis of both parents and the child. The karyotype results for chromosome 5 and 12 are shown below. Mother Father Child Chromosome 5 12 5 12 5 12 I II .
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