Question

9) Choose the best answer.

The condition in which a normally diploid cell or organism acquires one or more additional sets of chromosomes is _________.

polyploidy

triploidy

incomplete penetrance

pleiotropy

10) Choose the best answer.

Genetic disorders are caused by mutations on the gene and ___ disorders are caused by a variation in the chromosomes.

mental

behavioral

chromosomal

congenital

11) Identify the three sex-linked genetic disorders.

hemophilia

Down's syndrome

color blindness

alzheimer's disease

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

12) Matching.

Polyploidy is often fatal in
, but beneficial to
.

Answer 1

9) polyploidy

10) chromosomal

11) Hemophilia; Color blindness; Duchenne muscular dystrophy

12) Polyploidy is often fatal in animals, but beneficial to plants.