Pltw - Medical Interventions Final Exam Study Guide 2023

Carrier Screening {Ans: Indiscriminate examination of members of a population to detect heterozygotes for serious disorders}How has vaccination impacted disease trends in our country? {Ans: 1. It has eliminated diseases like polio and smallpox 2. Herd immunity}What are SNPs? {Ans: (Single nucleotide polymorphisms) One base-pair variation in the genome sequence}Mutation {Ans: A change in a gene or chromosome.}Efflux {Ans: Transport of a solute molecule from the inside to the outside of a cell}Genetic Counseling {Ans: A process of communication that deals with the occurrence or risk that a genetic disorder will occur in a family.}