PATHOLOGY MCQ
GENETICS AND DISEASE
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Prenatal Testing
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Genetic Counseling
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Analysis of a Pedigree
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Karyotype
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Blood Typing
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Detailed explanation-1: -Pedigree analysis is done to determine if the mode of inheritance is recessive, dominant, partial dominant, autosomal, mitochondrial or sex-linked. Moreover, it also determines the probability of an individual or offspring being affected in the given cross.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pedigrees are used to analyze the pattern of inheritance of a particular trait throughout a family. Pedigrees show the presence or absence of a trait as it relates to the relationship among parents, offspring, and siblings.
Detailed explanation-3: -A pedigree shows relationships between family members and indicates which individuals have certain genetic pathogenic variants, traits, and diseases within a family as well as vital status. A pedigree can be used to determine disease inheritance patterns within a family.
Detailed explanation-4: -Autosomal dominant pedigree. Autosomal recessive pedigree.