Chapter 10 - Nutritional Genomics
1. In what year did the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium publish the finished version of the human
genome sequence?
a. 1995
b. 1999
c. 2003
d. 2007
e. 2011
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: Introduction
2. What year did Gregor Mendel discover the laws of genetics?
a. 1820
b. 1865
c. 1888
d. 1905
e. 1927
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: Nutritional Genomics: Nutrigenetics, Nutrigenomics, and Nutritional Epigenomics
3. A copy of a specific gene situated in a given locus on a chromosome is called a(n):
a. allele
b. codon
c. chromatin
d. intron
e. exon
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: Glossary
4. A group of gene variants that occur together is called:
a. polygenic
b. translation
c. genotype
d. phenotype
e. haplotype
ANSWER: e
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: Glossary
5. The production of RNA from DNA is accomplished by what process?
a. reduction
b. expression
c. subscription
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d. transcription
e. translation
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: Glossary
6. When did James Watson and Francis Crick describe the double-helical structure of DNA?
a. 1945
b. 1953
c. 1965
d. 1972
e. 1980
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: Nutritional Genomics: Nutrigenetics, Nutrigenomics, and Nutritional Epigenomics
7. When was the Huntington’s disease gene mapped with DNA markers?
a. 2003
b. 1999
c. 1990
d. 1983
e. 1971
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: Nutritional Genomics: Nutrigenetics, Nutrigenomics, and Nutritional Epigenomics
8. The interaction between drugs and an individual’s genome is referred to as:
a. nutrigenetics
b. nutrigenomics
c. pharmacogenomics
d. pharmacology
e. epigenomics
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: Nutritional Genomics: Nutrigenetics, Nutrigenomics, and Nutritional Epigenomics
9. What type of cell does NOT contain nuclei?
a. red blood cells
b. nerve cells
c. heart muscle cells
d. skeletal muscle cells
e. epithelium
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
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1. In what year did the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium publish the finished version of the human
genome sequence?
a. 1995
b. 1999
c. 2003
d. 2007
e. 2011
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: Introduction
2. What year did Gregor Mendel discover the laws of genetics?
a. 1820
b. 1865
c. 1888
d. 1905
e. 1927
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: Nutritional Genomics: Nutrigenetics, Nutrigenomics, and Nutritional Epigenomics
3. A copy of a specific gene situated in a given locus on a chromosome is called a(n):
a. allele
b. codon
c. chromatin
d. intron
e. exon
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: Glossary
4. A group of gene variants that occur together is called:
a. polygenic
b. translation
c. genotype
d. phenotype
e. haplotype
ANSWER: e
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: Glossary
5. The production of RNA from DNA is accomplished by what process?
a. reduction
b. expression
c. subscription
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d. transcription
e. translation
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: Glossary
6. When did James Watson and Francis Crick describe the double-helical structure of DNA?
a. 1945
b. 1953
c. 1965
d. 1972
e. 1980
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: Nutritional Genomics: Nutrigenetics, Nutrigenomics, and Nutritional Epigenomics
7. When was the Huntington’s disease gene mapped with DNA markers?
a. 2003
b. 1999
c. 1990
d. 1983
e. 1971
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: Nutritional Genomics: Nutrigenetics, Nutrigenomics, and Nutritional Epigenomics
8. The interaction between drugs and an individual’s genome is referred to as:
a. nutrigenetics
b. nutrigenomics
c. pharmacogenomics
d. pharmacology
e. epigenomics
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: Nutritional Genomics: Nutrigenetics, Nutrigenomics, and Nutritional Epigenomics
9. What type of cell does NOT contain nuclei?
a. red blood cells
b. nerve cells
c. heart muscle cells
d. skeletal muscle cells
e. epithelium
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
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