Nursing Care & Genetics/ Genomics Exam Study
Questions Correctly Solved to Score A+
Genetics - Answer study of genes and their role in inheritance
Genomics - Answer study of all of a person’s genes including interactions of these genes with each other
and with the person's environment
How are genes important to nursing? - Answer - we must be familiar with genetics and genomics and
their impact on health and diseases
- helps manage the care of patients
- helps support families
What do genes do? - Answer genes instruct proteins which direct activities of cells and functions of the
body
What do proteins do? - Answer - proteins help with the function of the body
What does DNA do? - Answer stores genetic information and encodes the instructions for making
proteins to sustain life?
Mutation - Answer change in the usual DNA sequence
How can a mutation occur? - Answer environmental or heredity
Germline Mutations - Answer -passed from parent to child
Somatic mutations - Answer occur at some point in lifespan and can't be passed on, usually due to a
replication mistake or environmental factor
How does DNA damage occur from the environment? - Answer - UV damages
Questions Correctly Solved to Score A+
Genetics - Answer study of genes and their role in inheritance
Genomics - Answer study of all of a person’s genes including interactions of these genes with each other
and with the person's environment
How are genes important to nursing? - Answer - we must be familiar with genetics and genomics and
their impact on health and diseases
- helps manage the care of patients
- helps support families
What do genes do? - Answer genes instruct proteins which direct activities of cells and functions of the
body
What do proteins do? - Answer - proteins help with the function of the body
What does DNA do? - Answer stores genetic information and encodes the instructions for making
proteins to sustain life?
Mutation - Answer change in the usual DNA sequence
How can a mutation occur? - Answer environmental or heredity
Germline Mutations - Answer -passed from parent to child
Somatic mutations - Answer occur at some point in lifespan and can't be passed on, usually due to a
replication mistake or environmental factor
How does DNA damage occur from the environment? - Answer - UV damages
