Description : Which one of the following is a hereditary disease? (1) Haemophilia (2) Myopia (3) Anaemia (4) Leukemia
Last Answer : (1) Haemophilia Explanation: Hemophilia is a group of hereditary genetic disorders that impair the body's ability to control blood clotting or coagulation, which is used to stop bleeding when a ... been associated with royal families due to inbreeding, and is sometimes called the 'Royal Disease.'
Description : Which one of the following is a hereditary disease ? (1) Haemophilia (2) Myopia (3) Anaemia (4) Leukemia
Last Answer : Haemophilia
Description : .Represented here is the inheritance pattern of a certain type of trait in humans. Which one of the following conditions could be an example of this pattern? (a) Phenylketonuria (b) Sickle cell anaemia (c) Haemophilia (d) Thalassemia
Last Answer : (c) Haemophilia
Description : Pick out the correct statements. (1) Haemophilia is a sex-linked recessive disease. (2) Down's syndrome is due to aneuploidy. (3) Phenylketonuria is an autosomal recessive gene disorder. (4) Sickle cell anaemia is an X- ... are correct. (c) (1) and (4) are correct. (d) (2) and (4) are correct.
Last Answer : (b) (1), (2) and (3) are correct.
Description : Select the correct match. (a) Haemophilia – Y linked (b) Phenylketonuria – Autosomal dominant trait (c) Sickle cell anaemia – Autosomal recessive trait,chromosome -11 (d) Thalassemia – X linked
Last Answer : (c) Sickle cell anaemia – Autosomal recessive trait,chromosome -11
Description : Which one of the following statements is correct regarding sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)? (a) A person may contract syphilis by sharing milk with one already suffering from the disease. (b) Haemophilia is ... both STDs. (d) The chances of a 5-years boy contracting a STD are very little.
Last Answer : (d) The chances of a 5-years boy contracting a STD are very little.
Description : A polygenic inheritance in human beings is (a) skin colour (b) phenylketonuria (c) colour blindness (d) sickle cell anaemia
Last Answer : (a) skin colour
Description : In human beings, multiple genes are involved in the inheritance of (a) sickle-cell anaemia (b) skin colour (c) colour blindness (d) phenylketonuria.
Last Answer : ) skin colour
Description : Study the pedigree chart given below. What does it show? (a) Inheritance of a condition like phenylketonuria as an autosomal recessive trait. (b) The pedigree chart is wrong as this is ... disease like haemophilia. (d) Inheritance of a sex-linked inborn error of metabolism like phenylketonuria
Last Answer : (a) Inheritance of a condition like phenylketonuria as an autosomal recessive trait.
Description : Which one is a hereditary disease? (a) Cataract (b) Leprosy (c) Blindness (d) Phenylketonuria
Last Answer : (d) Phenylketonuria
Description : Multiple alleles control inheritance of (a) phenylketonuria (b) colour blindness (c) sickle cell anaemia (d) blood groups.
Last Answer : (d) blood groups.
Description : Haemophilia is a kind of disease which is (1) viral (2) bacterial (3) hereditary (4) fungal
Last Answer : (3) hereditary Explanation: Hemophilia A and hemophilia B are inherited in an X-linked recessive pattern. The genes associated with these conditions are located on the X chromosome, which is one of the two sex chromosomes.
Description : Which one of the following is a hereditary disease? (1) Cataract (2) Haemophilia (3) Pellagra (4) Osteoporosis
Last Answer : (2) Haemophilia Explanation: In this instance, a specific gene from one or both parents leads to an abnormality. Examples of such a condition would be sickle cell anemia, cystic fibrosis, or hemophilia.
Last Answer : (2) Haemophilia Explanation: Haemophilia is a mostly inherited genetic disorder that impairs the body's ability to make blood clots, a process needed to stop bleeding.
Description : .Which of the following is not a hereditary disease? (a) Cystic fibrosis (b) Thalassaemia (c) Haemophilia (d) Cretinism
Last Answer : (d) Cretinism
Description : Blood cancer is commonly known as – (1) Leucoderma (2) Leukaemia (3) Haemophilia (4) Sickle-cell. anaemia
Last Answer : (2) Leukaemia Explanation: Leukemia is a cancer of blood and bone marrow. When a person has leukemia, the body makes too many white blood cells (leukocytes). The causes of most types of leukemia are not known. In general, all cancers have a breakdown in the normal way cell division is controlled.
Description : Which one of the following is a condition of delayed blood clotting? (1) Heaemorrhage (2) Hematuria (3) Haemophilia (4) Anaemia
Last Answer : (3) Haemophilia Explanation: Haemophilia is a group of hereditary genetic disorders that impair the body's ability to control blood clotting or coagulation, which is used to stop bleeding when a blood vessel is broken.
Description : Which of the following is a correct match? (a) Down’s syndrome - 21st chromosome (b) Sickle cell anaemia - X-chromosome (c) Haemophilia - Y-chromosome (d) Parkinson’s disease - X and Y chromosome
Last Answer : a) Down’s syndrome - 21st chromosome
Description : Which of the following is an example of pleiotropy? (a) Haemophilia (b) Thalassemia (c) Sickle cell anaemia (d) Colour blindness
Last Answer : (c) Sickle cell anaemia
Description : .In which of the following diseases, the man has an extra X-chromosome? (a) Turner’s syndrome (b) Klinefelter’s syndrome (c) Down’s syndrome (d) Haemophilia
Last Answer : (b) Klinefelter’s syndrome
Description : What are the causes of hereditary diseases?
Last Answer : Genetic mutations passed from parent to child cause hereditary disease.
Description : Which of the following diseases is a chronic, progressive, hereditary disease of the nervous system that results in progressive involuntary dance-like movement and dementia? a) Huntington's ... the central nervous system characterized by spongiform degeneration of the gray matter of the brain.
Last Answer : a) Huntington’s disease Because it is transmitted as an autosomal dominant genetic disorder, each child of a parent with HD has a 50% risk of inheriting the illness.
Description : If waste materials contaminate the source of drinking water, which of the following diseases will spread? (1) Scurvy (2) Typhoid (3) Malaria (4) Anaemia
Last Answer : (2) Typhoid
Last Answer : (2) Typhoid Explanation: Typhoid is a systemic infection caused by Salmonella Typhi, usually through ingestion of contaminated food or water. Typhoid is spread by eating or drinking food or water ... with the feces of an infected person. Risk factors include poor sanitation and poor hygiene.
Description : Both sickle cell anaemia and Huntington’s chorea are (a) virus-related diseases (b) bacteria-related diseases (c) congenital disorders (d) pollutant-induced disorders.
Last Answer : c) congenital disorders
Description : If waste materials contaminate the source of drinking water, which of the following diseases will spread ? (1) Scurvy (2) Typhoid (3) Malaria (4) Anaemia
Last Answer : Typhoid
Description : Which of the following human genetic disorders is sexlinked? (1) Haemophilia (2) Cystic fibrosis (3) Albinism (4) PKU
Last Answer : (1) Haemophilia Explanation: Haemophilia is a group of hereditary genetic disorders that impairs the body's ability to control blood clotting, which is used to stop bleeding when a blood vessel is broken. It is a sex-linked recessive disorder which is more likely to occur in males than females.
Description : Haemophilia is more commonly seen in human males than in human females because (a) a greater proportion of girls die in infancy (b) this disease is due to a Y-linked recessive mutation (c) this ... to an X-linked recessive mutation (d) this disease is due to an X-linked dominant mutation.
Last Answer : this disease is due to an X-linked recessive mutation
Description : Which of the following human genetic disorders is sex-linked ? (1) Haemophilia (2) Cystic fibrosis (3) Albinism (4) PKU
Description : Which of the following in the human body is affected by leukemia? A. Blood (Answer) B. Lungs C. Eyes D. Nerves
Last Answer : A. Blood (Answer)
Description : Consider the following statements: 1. Normal diet should contain 75gm of fat. 2. Fatty acids should be a part of human diet. 3. The cells of the human body cannot synthesise any fatty acids. 4. Deficiency diseases develop due to the absence ... correct? (a) 1, 2 (b) 2, 3 (c) 1, 2, 3, 4 (d) 1, 2, 4
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : Phenylketonuria?
Last Answer : DefinitionPhenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare condition in which a baby is born without the ability to properly break down an amino acid called phenylalanine.Alternative NamesPKU; Neonatal phenylketonuriaCauses, ... related substances build up in the body. These substances are harmful to the central ner
Description : Why do you think a baby is not tested for phenylketonuria immediately after it is born?
Last Answer : A test for phenylketonuria (PKU) is commonly done in a lot of countries. It's included in the baby's newborn screening panel. About the only reason for not testing for PKU is lack of resources of those providing care in the country, community or at the location of the baby's birth.
Description : Tricorrhexis nodosa is a characteristic finding of (A) Argininosuccinic aciduria (B) Citrullinemia (C) Phenylketonuria (D) Hyperargininemia
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Niacin deficiency can occur in (A) Hartnup disease (B) Phenylketonuria (C) Alkaptonuria (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Increased urinary indole acetic acid is diagnostic of (A) Maple syrup urine disease (B) Hartnup disease (C) Homocystinuia (D) Phenylketonuria
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Amount of phenylacetic acid excreted in the urine in phenylketonuria is (A) 100–200 mg/dL (B) 200–280 mg/dL (C) 290–550 mg/dL (D) 600–750 mg/dL
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Absence of phenylalanine hydroxylase causes (A) Neonatal tyrosinemia (B) Phenylketonuria (C) Primary hyperoxaluria (D) Albinism
Description : All the following are true about phenylketonuria except (A) Deficiency of phenylalanine hydroxylase (B) Mental retardation (C) Increased urinary excretion of p-hydroxyphenyl pyruvic acid (D) Decrease serotonin formation
Description : All the following statements about phenylketonuria are correct except (A) Phenylalanine cannot be converted into tyrosine (B) Urinary excretion of phenylpyruvate and phenyllactate is increased (C) It ... diet (D) It leads to decreased synthesis of thyroid hormones, catecholamines and melanin
Description : Which of the following has a known association with phenylketonuria? 1) Presentation in the second year of life with absence seizures. 2) The association of red hair and brown eyes. 3) Normal development. 4) Musty odour. 5) Response of some patients to piridoxine.
Last Answer : Answers-4 Phenylketonuria is a quarter as common as congenital hypothyroidism, with an incidence of 1:10,000 live births. It is due either to phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency or problems ... Co-factor defects are treated with a diet low in phenylalanine and high in neurotransmitter precursors.
Description : -child , urine odor like burned sugar: - Phenylketonuria - Maple syrup urine disease
Last Answer : Maple syrup urine disease _______________________________
Description : In studies of the human body, which of the following terms is used to describe the hereditary condition associated with an excessively high level of uric acid in the blood? a) gout b) cystitis c) uric ptosis d) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: A -- GOUT
Description : Deficiency of iron in human diet causes (a) Goitre (b) Scurvy (c) Anaemia (d) Rickets
Last Answer : Ans:(c)
Description : Recombinant human erythropoietin is indicated for: A. Megaloblastic anaemia B. Haemolytic anaemia C. Anaemia in patients of thalassemia D. Anaemia in chronic renal failure patients
Last Answer : D. Anaemia in chronic renal failure patients
Description : $ Haemophilia is a sex linked disease ! Haemophilia is due to a recessive gene.
Last Answer : $ Haemophilia is a sex linked disease ! Haemophilia is due to a recessive gene. A. If both As and R are ... R is wrong D. If both As and R are wrong.
Description : Which of the following is a symptom of haemophilia?
Last Answer : No clotting of Blood
Description : Abnormalities of blood clotting are (A) Haemophilia (B) Christmas disease (C) Gout (D) Both (A) and (B)
Description : Increased RBC's in the blood leads to a condition called - (1) Anemia (2) Haemophilia (3) Polycythemia (4) Leukaemia
Last Answer : (3) Polycythemia Explanation: Polycythemia is an abnormally high concentration of hemoglobin in the blood through an increase in red cell numbers. People with this condition have thicker blood, which ... in the circulation by increasing or decreasing the rate of production by the bone marrow.