NURS 445 Test 1 Liberty University Written Exam 2024.

NURS 445 Test 1 Liberty University Written Exam 2024. genetics - CORRECT ANSWER study of heredity; looks at genes or parts of a gene genomics - CORRECT ANSWER study of all of an organism's genes/genome genomics - CORRECT ANSWER is genetics or genomics a newer area of research identifying at-risk persons screening diagnosing confirming diagnosis individualizing drug therapy maximizing benefit decreasing adverse effects/outcomes - CORRECT ANSWER ways in which genomics can be used patient sequenced - CORRECT ANSWER we are moving to ___________ ____________ healthcare genes - CORRECT ANSWER basic physical and functional units of heredity DNA - CORRECT ANSWER what genes are composed of proteins - CORRECT ANSWER genes/DNA code to make 20,000-25,000 - CORRECT ANSWER approx. ____________ genes in humans chromosome - CORRECT ANSWER DNA wrapped tightly around proteins (histones) 23 - CORRECT ANSWER humans have ___ pairs of chromosomes autosomes - CORRECT ANSWER chromosomes 1-22 that look alike in males and females 23rd - CORRECT ANSWER what pair of chromosomes determines sex Female - CORRECT ANSWER XX Male - CORRECT ANSWER XY mutation - CORRECT ANSWER when the sequence of the DNA of a gene is changed forever inherited and acquired (somatic) - CORRECT ANSWER two types of mutation inherited mutation - CORRECT ANSWER hereditary/germline mutations that last a person's lifetime and occur in almost every cell of the body