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Genetic Disorders Memory Game
Match the description of each genetic disorder with its corresponding name. Each name will only be used one time.
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| Sickle Cell Anemia | Red blood cells shaped like a crescent, occurs mostly in African Americans |
| Colorblindness | Sex-linked trait, occurs mostly in men, types are blue-green, black-white, and red-blue |
| Down's Syndrome | Trisomy 21, mental retardation from mild to severe |
| Turner's Syndrome/Triple X | Usually in Females, heart, kidney, eyes and thyroid problems |
| Muscular Dystrophy | Muscle disorder, deteriation of the muscles, several types |
| Huntington's Disease | Aggressive disorder to the central nervous system, uncontrollable movements of the arms and legs |
| Cystic Fibrosis | Thick mucus in lungs, coughing, wheezing, salty tasting skin |
| Klinefelter's Syndrome | XXY, endocrine disorder, some mental retardation may occur |
| Fragile X Syndrome | X-linked trait, second most common disorder to cause mental retardation, X chromosome breaks or tears |
| Cat Cry (Cri Du Chat) Syndrome | Deletion of the short arm of #5 chromosome, diagnosed as a child, cross-eyed, cleft palate |
| Tay Sach's Disease | Lack of specific enzyme to bread down fats, accumulation of fatty substances in the brain |
| PKU, Phenylketonuria | Decreased activity of certain enzymes, diet can minimize effects |
| Albinism | Disorder characterized by the absence of pigment, can cause eye problems |
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