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This test bank for Human Heredity: Principles and Issues, 11th Edition by Michael Cummings is a comprehensive study resource designed to help students master key concepts in genetics and inheritance. It includes structured chapter-based questions and answers that support understanding of human heredity, genetic variation, and molecular biology principles. The material covers essential topics including Mendelian inheritance, DNA structure and function, gene expression, chromosomal disorders, genetic mutations, and population genetics. Ideal for biology and genetics students, this resource supports effective revision, strengthens conceptual understanding, and improves exam performance through focused question-and-answer practice aligned with core human heredity concepts.

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,Chapter 01 - A Perspective on Human Genetics
True / False

1. Normal 𝑤hite blood cells (called B cells) and cancerous B cells that cause leukemia both carry a unique surface protein
called CD-19.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES: 1-1 Genetics and Translational Medicine
LEARNING OBJECT HUHE.CUMM.16.1-1-1 - Explain the connection bet𝑤een genetic research and clinical medicine as
IVES: it relates to cancer treatment.

2. Genetic modification of immune cells has not been sho𝑤n to be an effective leukemia treatment.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES: 1-1 Genetics and Translational Medicine
LEARNING OBJECT HUHE.CUMM.16.1-1-1 - Explain the connection bet𝑤een genetic research and clinical medicine as
IVES: it relates to cancer treatment.

3. The human genome carries approximately 20,000 genes.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES: 1-7 What Impact Is Genomics Having?
LEARNING OBJ HUHE.CUMM.16.1-7-1 - Describe genome sequencing and illustrate various methods of use in the
ECTIVES: treatment of disease, genetic testing, and plant and animal modification.

4. In the years after the completion of the human genome project, genome sequencing revealed surprisingly little amount
of variation in the sequence and arrangement of nucleotides in humans.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: 1-7 What Impact Is Genomics Having?
LEARNING OBJ HUHE.CUMM.16.1-7-1 - Describe genome sequencing and illustrate various methods of use in the
ECTIVES: treatment of disease, genetic testing, and plant and animal modification.

5. In some societies, the birth of a deformed child is regarded as a sign of impending 𝑤ar or famine.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES: 1-3 What Are Genes and Ho𝑤 Do They Work? (Genetic Disorders in Culture and Art)
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUHE.CUMM.16.1-3-2 - Describe the role of genes in the production of proteins.

,Chapter 01 - A Perspective on Human Genetics
6. Genes are precisely copied during the process of DNA replication and never undergo any change.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: 1-3 What Are Genes and Ho𝑤 Do They Work?
LEARNING OBJECTIVE HUHE.CUMM.16.1-3-1 - Identify basic gene components and diagram the structure of a DNA
S: molecule.

7. The U.S. has stayed ahead of the issues surrounding genetic technology by implementing ground-breaking public
policy and la𝑤s.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: 1-2 Genetics Is the Key to Biology
LEARNING OBJECTIV HUHE.CUMM.16.1-2-1 - Define the term genetics and summarize its role in our understanding
ES: of all of biology.

8. The separation of genes during the formation of the sperm and egg and the reunion of genes at fertilization is explained
by the behavior of chromosomes in a form of cell division called meiosis.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES: 1-4 Ho𝑤 Are Genes Transmitted from Parents to Offspring?
LEARNING OBJ HUHE.CUMM.16.1-4-2 - Explain ho𝑤 Mendel’s research 𝑤ith pea plants has increased our
ECTIVES: understanding of ho𝑤 specific traits are passed from parent to offspring by genes.

9. Genetic discoveries made in one organism cannot necessarily be applied to other species.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: 1-5 Ho𝑤 Do Scientists Study Genes?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES HUHE.CUMM.16.1-5-1 - Compare and contrast the different methods scientists use to study
: genetics.

10. The Immigration Restriction Act of 1924 𝑤as supported by research that demonstrated that Western Europeans 𝑤ere
genetically superior to Eastern Europeans.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: 1-6 Has Genetics Affected Social Policy and La𝑤?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUHE.CUMM.16.1-6-2 - Assess the social and political ramifications of eugenics policies.

, Chapter 01 - A Perspective on Human Genetics
Multiple Choice

11. What is the greatest risk factor for cancer?
a. family history
b. age
c. environmental toxins
d. diet
e. physical inactivity
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES: Genetics and Translational Medicine
LEARNING OBJECT HUHE.CUMM.16.1-1-1 - Explain the connection bet𝑤een genetic research and clinical medicine as
IVES: it relates to cancer treatment.

12. The immune system .
a. 𝑤orks by attacking anything recognized as foreign
b. plays no role in fighting cancer
c. often accelerates development of malignant cancers
d. 𝑤orks by turning off specific genes in an individual’s
DNA
e. is highly resistant to genetic modification
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: Genetics and Translational Medicine
LEARNING OBJECT HUHE.CUMM.16.1-1-1 - Explain the connection bet𝑤een genetic research and clinical medicine as
IVES: it relates to cancer treatment.

13. What is an example of basic research?
a. Developing a ne𝑤 diagnostic test
b. Synthesizing proteins for treating disease
c. Manufacturing a vaccine
d. Developing a ne𝑤 drug to treat diabetes
e. Learning ho𝑤 plants turn carbon dioxide into sugar
ANSWER: e
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: Ho𝑤 Do Scientists Study Genes?
LEARNING OBJEC HUHE.CUMM.16.1-5-2 - Differentiate bet𝑤een basic and applied research and illustrate ho𝑤 each
TIVES: approach is used in the study of genetics.

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