Bio 111 Study Objectives for Chapter 15
  1. What is the difference between autosomes and sex chromosomes?
  2. What genes are found on the Y chromosome?
  3. What are some genes that are found on the X chromosome?
  4. Be able to perform crosses with X-linked traits.
  5. What is gene linkage?
  6. How are genes mapped on chromosomes?
  7. What is a mutation?
  8. What is meant by a monosomy? A trisomy? Polyploidy?
  9. What is nondisjunction?
  10. What is the difference between an inversion, translocation, deletion and duplication with regard to chromosomal mutations?
  11. What is a karyotype?
  12. What is a Barr body?
  13. Describe the following chromosomal disorders: Down syndrome, Jacob (XYY) syndrome, Turner syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome, Triplo-X syndrome, Fragile-X syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, Angelman syndrome.
  14. Describe the following sex-linked disorders: colorblindness, Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, hemophilia