Patho
Chromosomal disorders
Exam Yield
| Probability of getting 1 Question from this chapter | 52% |
| Ease of Revision | 9.2 / 10 |
This is very easy Chapter to score from. Straightforward questions that test awareness of Clinical presentations.
If indeed a question comes, that is 4 easy marks.
Question Pattern
The questions have been on 2 aspects:
- What are the Clinical features?
- What is the associated chromosomal abnormality.?
Brush up on the diagnostic methods too.
Recent Questions
Questions on this chapter from recent NEET and AIIMS examinations have been about
- Genomic imprinting
- Lyon hypothesis
- Fragile X syndrome – Clinical features
- Turner’s syndrome – Clinical features
- Karyotyping procedure
- Trinucleotide expansion disorders
- Myotonic dystrophy – associated chromosome
- Huntington’s Chorea – Clinical features
- Prader–Willi syndrome – Overview
- MC chromosomal disorder
- Diseases of Mitochondrial inheritance
Suggested Revision
- Klinefelter’s syndrome – Overview
- Edwards Syndrome – Overview