Mendelian Disorders

Author:Embibe Experts
12th Tamil Nadu Board
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Important Questions on Mendelian Disorders

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Why is it said that marriages between close relatives are fraught with danger for the next generation?  

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Define aneuploidy. How is it different from polyploidy? Describe the individuals having trisomy of the 21st chromosome.

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Given alongside is the representation of a relevant part of amino acid composition of the p-chain of haemoglobin, related to the shape of human red blood cells.
Why is the disease referred to as a Mendelian disorder? Explain.

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Name a genetic disorder where a human female is always a carrier yet rarely suffers from the disorder. Explain.

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Why are 'colour blindness' and 'thalassemia' categorised as Mendelian disorders?

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Write the chromosomal defect in individuals affected with Klinefelter’s syndrome.

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The genetic defect - Adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency may be cured permanently by :