TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 7TH EDITION BY HUETHER

TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 7TH EDITION BY HUETHER
TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 7TH
EDITION BY HUETHER

, TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 7TH EDITION BY HUETHER
TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 7TH
EDITION BY HUETHER

Chapter 02: Genes and Genetic Diseases
Huether: Understanding Pathophysiology, 7th Edition


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A nurse recalls the basic components of DNA are:
a. pentose sugars and four phosphate bases.
b. a phosphate molecule, deoxyribose, and four nitrogenous bases.
c. adenine, guanine, and purine.
d. codons, oxygen, and cytosine.
ANS: B
The three basic components of DNA are deoxyribose; a phosphate molecule; and four types
of nitrogenous, not phosphate, bases. DNA does not contain condone.

2. Which of the following mutations have the most significant effect on protein synthesis? a.
Base pair substitutions
b. Silent mutations
c. Intron mutations
d. Frameshift mutations
ANS: D
The frameshift mutation involves the insertion or deletion of one or more base pairs of the
DNA molecule. This greatly alters the amino acid sequence, which affects protein synthesis.
The base pair substitution is a type of mutation in which one base pair replaces another.
Silent mutations do not change amino acids or protein synthesis. Intron mutations are part of
RNA
sequencing. N

3. The base components of DNA are:
a. A, G, C, and U.
b. P, G, C, and T.
c. A, G, C, and T.
d. X, XX, XY, and YY.
ANS: C
The four base components of DNA are cytosine, thymine, adenine, and guanine, and are
commonly represented by their first letters (A, C, T, and G) and not components identified as
P or U. X, XX, XY, and YY are components of human chromosomes.

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4. A DNA strand has a region with the sequence ATCGGAT. Which of the following would be a
complementary strand?
a. CGATACGT
b. TAGCCTAG
c. TUGCCTUG

d. UAGCCUAG


ANS: B

The consistent pairing of adenine with thymine and of guanine with cytosine is known as

complementary base pairing; thus, A complements to T and C to G and vice versa

throughout the strand. A complements to T; thus, the first letter must be a T. U does not

represent a complement in the sequence.



5. A biologist is explaining how RNA directs the synthesis of protein. Which process is the

biologist describing?

a. Termination

b. Transcription

c. Translocation

d. Translation


ANS: D

In translation, RNA directs the synthesis of a polypeptide, interacting with transfer RNA

(tRNA), a cloverleaf-shaped strand of about 80 nucleotides. Termination does not involve

synthesis of protein. Transcription is the process by which DNA specifies a sequence of

messenger RNA (mRNA). Translocation is the interchange of genetic material between

nonhomologous chromosomes.

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6. What is the result of homologous chromosomes failing to separate during meiosis? a.

Neurofibromatosis

b. Nondisjunction

c. Polyploidy

d. Conjoined twins


ANS: B

Nondisjunction is an error in which homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids fail to

separate normally during meiosNis or mitosis. Neurofibromatosis is not due to chromosome

failure during meiosis. Polyploidy occurs when a euploid cell has more than the diploid

number of chromosomes. Conjoined twins are not due to chromosome failure during meiosis.



7. A cell that does not contain a multiple of 23 chromosomes is called a cell. a.

diploid

b. euploid

c. polyploid

d. haploid


ANS: C

A polyploid cell is one in which a euploid cell has more than 23 pairs of chromosomes. A

diploid cell is when the somatic cell nucleus has 46 chromosomes in 23 pairs. A euploid cell

is a cell with multiples of the normal number of chromosomes. A haploid cell has only one

member of each chromosome pair, for a total of 23 chromosomes.