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6. What is 'heterozygous'?

  • Two different alleles
  • Two alleles the same

7. What is a false negative?

  • This is when the test has failed to detect a certain allele or faulty chromosome so the person thinks that they do not have a genetic disorder when they do
  • This is when a genetic test has wrongly detected a certain allele or a faulty chromosome so the person thinks that they have a genetic disorder when they don't

8. What are the symptoms of cystic fibrosis?

  • Memory Loss, Chest infections, Poor concentration, Breathing difficulty
  • Breathing difficulty, Chest Infections, Painful Coughing, Difficulty digesting food
  • Tremors, Memory Loss, Clumsiness, Mood changes, Poor concentration

9. What can adult stem cells be used for?

  • to treat blood diseases, maintaining and repairing old, damaged tissues, leukaemia
  • replacing faulty heart muscle cells, insulin producing cells for diabetes and nerve cells fro paralysed people

10. What is a gene?

  • A gene is a code for making certain proteins
  • A gene is everything an organism displays
  • A gene is the characteristics an organism displays

11. What can embryonic stem cells be used for?

  • replacing faulty heart muscle cells, insulin producing cells for diabetes and nerve cells fro paralysed people
  • to treat blood diseases, maintaining and repairing old, damaged tissues, leukaemia

12. What are the symptoms of Huntington's Disease?

  • Breathing difficulty, Chest Infections, Painful Coughing, Difficulty digesting food
  • Tremors, Memory Loss, Clumsiness, Mood changes, Poor concentration
  • Memory Loss, Chest infections, Poor concentration, Breathing difficulty

13. What is a false positive?

  • This is when a genetic test has wrongly detected a certain allele or a faulty chromosome so the person thinks that they have a genetic disorder when they don't
  • This is when the test has failed to detect a certain allele or faulty chromosome so the person thinks that they do not have a genetic disorder when they do