Romanavs+BH

Part A. 1.	Refer to the pedigree of Tsar Nicholas II. What was his mother’s name? His family had ruled Russia for 300 years. He was the last Romanov ruler of Russia. His mother’s names was Empress Maria 2.	Alexandria was born in what country? She was born in Germany.

3.	Refer to the pedigree of Tsar Nicholas II’s family. a.	How many daughters did he have →He had 4 daughters b.	How many sons did he have →He had 1 son c.	Who were the two youngest children? → Anastasia and Alexei 4.	Prince Alexei suffered from blood disorder. a.	What is the name of the blood disorder? → hemophilia b.	What are the symptoms of this disorder ? →his blood clotted slowly. You bleed a lot when you get a small cut. c.	From whom did Alexei inherit this genetic disorder? → his mother was a carrier to this disorder 5.	what other family members of Alexandra also suffered from this disorder? → Frederick, Waldemar, and Henry. Alice and Irene were carriers.

6.      7. In what year did Nicholas II abdicate his throne? → March 2, 1917 8. During World War 1, the leadership of Russia chaged. a. Who became a leader? → Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks tool full control of Russia b. What was the political party? →Bolsheviks c. What was the reason for the overthrow of the government? → poverty ruled the land, people revolted against their monarch.. (cabinet of ministers instead) 9. a. The romanov’s were taken to the Ipatiev House. They were executed their, without a trial. b. what happened there in 1918? →The family was executed. 10. in addition to the Tsar’s family who else was executed? → a doctor, a nurse and two servants a. what was inserted into the corsets of the women that prevented some of the bullets from entering their bodies? → the family jewels had been sewn into their corsets. Part B.

1.	In 1991, where was the supposed burial site of the Tsar and his family? → Yekaterinburg, Siberia 2.          a.       3. a. 9 b. 11 people were reported shot and only 9 bodies were found. 4. what can be determined y the examination of: a. wisdom teeth → age b. vertebrae → whether or not the rings have fused together tells you whether they are 18 or older. c. Pelvic regions → sex 5.        1. → 21 or younger, 18 or older, male 2. → 18 or older, 18 or older, male 3. → 22 or older, 18 or older, female 4. → 21 or younger, 18 or older, male 5. → 21 or younger, 18or older, female

6.	Prince Alexei and Princess Anastasia are both missing from the grave 7.	The bodies were buried for over 75 years. What type of evidence was preserved that enabled scientists to determine who was buried in the grave? → DNA 8.      9.          a. they both contain genetic material b. macromolecule is inside the cell.. that carries the genetic instructions for making        living organisms. 10. you inherit it solely from the mother 11.        a. Tsarina Alexandra b. From her mother c. No, Nicholas II. Inherited his mtDNA from his mother. 12.         a. Queen Victoria b. Prince Philip of England Duke of Edinburgh. 13.   14. The Families Nurse 15. James, Duke f Fife is alive and did contribute his DNA comparison. 16. skeleton #8 17. adult male servants #1, 2, and 8. Are royal staff members 18. she ahd surgery and a section of her intestine was frozen reserving DNA. She could be Anastasia. 19.