TEST BANK
Genetics and Genomics in Nursing and Health Care
Theresa A. Beery, M. Linda Workman, and Julia A. Eggert
2nd Edition
www.Plusbay.Plus
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 DNA Structure and Function 1
Chapter 02 Protein Synthesis 9
Chapter 03 Genetic Influence on Cell Division, Differentiation, and Gametogenesis 19
Chapter 04 Patterns of Inheritance 29
Chapter 05 Epigenetic Influences on Gene Expression 43
Chapter 06 Autosomal Inheritance and Disorders 47
Chapter 07 Sex Chromosome and Mitochondrial Inheritance and Disorders 55
Chapter 08 Family History and Pedigree Construction 61
Chapter 09 Congenital Anomalies, Basic Dysmorphology, and Genetic Assessment 68
Chapter 10 Enzyme and Collagen Disorders 74
Chapter 11 Common Childhood-Onset Genetic Disorders 84
Chapter 12 Common Adult-Onset Disorders 95
Chapter 13 Cardiovascular Disorders 103
Chapter 14 The Genetics of Cancer 110
Chapter 15 Genetic Contributions to Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders 119
Chapter 16 Genetic and Genomic Testing 124
Chapter 17 Assessing Genomic Variation in Drug Response 129
Chapter 18 Health Professionals and Genomic Care 135
Chapter 19 Financial, Ethical, Legal, and Social Considerations 140
Chapter 20 Genetic and Genomic Variation 144
, Test Bank - Genetics and Genomics in Nursing and Health Care, 2nd Edition (Beery, 2019)
Chapter 1: DNA Structure and Function
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In which body or cell area are most genes in humans located?
a. Nucleus
b. Mitochondrion
c. Cytoplasm
d. Plasma membrane
ANS: A
Most genes are part of the DNA located in the nucleus of body cells. Only a few
genes are located in a cell’s mitochondrion or mitochondria. There are no genes
or DNA in either the cytoplasm or the plasma membranes of any cell.
2. Which condition or statement exemplifies the concept of genomics rather than
genetics?
a. The gene for insulin is located on chromosome 11 in all people.
b. Expression of any single gene is dependent on inheriting two alleles.
c. Sex-linked recessive disorders affect males more often than females.
d. One allele for each gene is inherited from the mother, and one is
inherited from the father.
ANS: A
Genetics is the study of the general mechanisms of heredity and the variation
of inherited traits. Genomics is the study of the function of all the nucleotide
sequences present within the entire genome of a s p e c i e s , Wi nWcW
l ud
. iTn B
g
geMnes
S . WiS
n DNA coding regions and DNA noncoding
regions. Selections B, C, and D all refer to mechanisms of heredity. Only selection
A refers
to the function of a specific nucleotide sequence.
3. What is the purpose of phosphorous in a DNA strand?
a. Linking the nucleotides into a strand
b. Holding complementary strands together
c. Ensuring that a purine is always paired with a pyrimidine
d. Preventing the separation of double-stranded DNA into single-stranded DNA
ANS: A
Each nucleoside becomes a complete nucleotide when a phosphate group is
attached. The phosphates have multiple binding sites, and each one can link to
two nucleotides. These linkages allow the nucleotides to be connected when
placed into the DNA strand. The nucleotides within each strand are held in
position by the linked phosphate groups, which act like the string holding a
strand of beads together, forming a necklace.
4. What is the term used to define alternative forms of a gene that may
result in different expression of the trait coded for by that gene?
a. Alleles
b. Bases
c. Centromeres
d. Diploid
s ANS: A
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For each single gene, two alternative forms of that gene, known as alleles,
together control how that gene is expressed. The alleles may be identical in
their sequence but do not have to be. When a dominant allele is paired with a
recessive allele, only the dominant allele is expressed, and the recessive allele
is silent. When a dominant allele is paired with another dominant allele, they
are both expressed (usually equally). Recessive alleles are only expressed
when they are homozygous. Bases are the essential part of a nucleotide, of
which there are many within any gene region. Centromeres are the pinched-in
part of a chromosome between the p arms and the q arms. The term diploid
refers to the normal number of chromosome pairs within a cell. It is an
adjective, not a noun. Therefore, the plural diploids does not exist.
5. What percentage of bases in a stretch of double-stranded DNA that contains 30%
guanine
(G) bases would be adenine (A)?
a. 70%
b. 60%
c. 30%
d. 20%
ANS: D
Because of complementary pairing, if 30% of the bases are guanine (G), which
always pairs with cytosine C, these two bases account for 60% of the total bases
in this stretch. The remaining bases make up 40% of the total. This 40% is
composed of equal percentages of thymine (T) and adenine (A).
6. What is the term used to describe the organized picture of the paired
chromosomes within a cell used to determine whether chromosome numbers,
structures, and banding patterns are
normal?
a. Pedigree
b. Phenotyp
e
c. Karyotyp
e
d. Autotype
ANS: C
A karyotype is a picture of an organized arrangement of all of the chromosomes
within one cell during the metaphase section of mitosis. The chromosomes are
paired and then arranged by number according to size and centromere position.
The banding pattern of each pair is analyzed to determine whether areas have
been deleted, expanded, or translocated. A pedigree also is a picture, but it
illustrates several generations of a family history.
Phenotypes are observable traits. Autotype is not a genetic term.
7. What would be the sequence of DNA that is complementary to a DNA section
with the base sequence of GGTCAATCCTTAG?
a. GATTCCTAACTGG
b. TTGACCGAAGGCT
c. AACTGGCTTCCGA
d. CCAGTTAGGAATC
ANS: D
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Genetics and Genomics in Nursing and Health Care
Theresa A. Beery, M. Linda Workman, and Julia A. Eggert
2nd Edition
www.Plusbay.Plus
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 DNA Structure and Function 1
Chapter 02 Protein Synthesis 9
Chapter 03 Genetic Influence on Cell Division, Differentiation, and Gametogenesis 19
Chapter 04 Patterns of Inheritance 29
Chapter 05 Epigenetic Influences on Gene Expression 43
Chapter 06 Autosomal Inheritance and Disorders 47
Chapter 07 Sex Chromosome and Mitochondrial Inheritance and Disorders 55
Chapter 08 Family History and Pedigree Construction 61
Chapter 09 Congenital Anomalies, Basic Dysmorphology, and Genetic Assessment 68
Chapter 10 Enzyme and Collagen Disorders 74
Chapter 11 Common Childhood-Onset Genetic Disorders 84
Chapter 12 Common Adult-Onset Disorders 95
Chapter 13 Cardiovascular Disorders 103
Chapter 14 The Genetics of Cancer 110
Chapter 15 Genetic Contributions to Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders 119
Chapter 16 Genetic and Genomic Testing 124
Chapter 17 Assessing Genomic Variation in Drug Response 129
Chapter 18 Health Professionals and Genomic Care 135
Chapter 19 Financial, Ethical, Legal, and Social Considerations 140
Chapter 20 Genetic and Genomic Variation 144
, Test Bank - Genetics and Genomics in Nursing and Health Care, 2nd Edition (Beery, 2019)
Chapter 1: DNA Structure and Function
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In which body or cell area are most genes in humans located?
a. Nucleus
b. Mitochondrion
c. Cytoplasm
d. Plasma membrane
ANS: A
Most genes are part of the DNA located in the nucleus of body cells. Only a few
genes are located in a cell’s mitochondrion or mitochondria. There are no genes
or DNA in either the cytoplasm or the plasma membranes of any cell.
2. Which condition or statement exemplifies the concept of genomics rather than
genetics?
a. The gene for insulin is located on chromosome 11 in all people.
b. Expression of any single gene is dependent on inheriting two alleles.
c. Sex-linked recessive disorders affect males more often than females.
d. One allele for each gene is inherited from the mother, and one is
inherited from the father.
ANS: A
Genetics is the study of the general mechanisms of heredity and the variation
of inherited traits. Genomics is the study of the function of all the nucleotide
sequences present within the entire genome of a s p e c i e s , Wi nWcW
l ud
. iTn B
g
geMnes
S . WiS
n DNA coding regions and DNA noncoding
regions. Selections B, C, and D all refer to mechanisms of heredity. Only selection
A refers
to the function of a specific nucleotide sequence.
3. What is the purpose of phosphorous in a DNA strand?
a. Linking the nucleotides into a strand
b. Holding complementary strands together
c. Ensuring that a purine is always paired with a pyrimidine
d. Preventing the separation of double-stranded DNA into single-stranded DNA
ANS: A
Each nucleoside becomes a complete nucleotide when a phosphate group is
attached. The phosphates have multiple binding sites, and each one can link to
two nucleotides. These linkages allow the nucleotides to be connected when
placed into the DNA strand. The nucleotides within each strand are held in
position by the linked phosphate groups, which act like the string holding a
strand of beads together, forming a necklace.
4. What is the term used to define alternative forms of a gene that may
result in different expression of the trait coded for by that gene?
a. Alleles
b. Bases
c. Centromeres
d. Diploid
s ANS: A
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For each single gene, two alternative forms of that gene, known as alleles,
together control how that gene is expressed. The alleles may be identical in
their sequence but do not have to be. When a dominant allele is paired with a
recessive allele, only the dominant allele is expressed, and the recessive allele
is silent. When a dominant allele is paired with another dominant allele, they
are both expressed (usually equally). Recessive alleles are only expressed
when they are homozygous. Bases are the essential part of a nucleotide, of
which there are many within any gene region. Centromeres are the pinched-in
part of a chromosome between the p arms and the q arms. The term diploid
refers to the normal number of chromosome pairs within a cell. It is an
adjective, not a noun. Therefore, the plural diploids does not exist.
5. What percentage of bases in a stretch of double-stranded DNA that contains 30%
guanine
(G) bases would be adenine (A)?
a. 70%
b. 60%
c. 30%
d. 20%
ANS: D
Because of complementary pairing, if 30% of the bases are guanine (G), which
always pairs with cytosine C, these two bases account for 60% of the total bases
in this stretch. The remaining bases make up 40% of the total. This 40% is
composed of equal percentages of thymine (T) and adenine (A).
6. What is the term used to describe the organized picture of the paired
chromosomes within a cell used to determine whether chromosome numbers,
structures, and banding patterns are
normal?
a. Pedigree
b. Phenotyp
e
c. Karyotyp
e
d. Autotype
ANS: C
A karyotype is a picture of an organized arrangement of all of the chromosomes
within one cell during the metaphase section of mitosis. The chromosomes are
paired and then arranged by number according to size and centromere position.
The banding pattern of each pair is analyzed to determine whether areas have
been deleted, expanded, or translocated. A pedigree also is a picture, but it
illustrates several generations of a family history.
Phenotypes are observable traits. Autotype is not a genetic term.
7. What would be the sequence of DNA that is complementary to a DNA section
with the base sequence of GGTCAATCCTTAG?
a. GATTCCTAACTGG
b. TTGACCGAAGGCT
c. AACTGGCTTCCGA
d. CCAGTTAGGAATC
ANS: D
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