GENETICS AND GENOMICS IN NURSING AND HEALTH CARE TEST BAK QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

GENETICS AND GENOMICS IN NURSING AND
HEALTH CARE TEST BAK QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS




Genetics - CORRECT ANSWER-study of inheritance of characteristics and traits.

Also study of inherited diseases, and also study of inherited variations.



Traits are transmitted through ______ from parents to the offspring. - CORRECT
ANSWER-genes



_______ are a sequence of nucleotides which have information to the offspring. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Genes



Genes are part of _____________ - CORRECT ANSWER-chromosomes



__________ are part of chromosomes - CORRECT ANSWER-Genes



What is in the nuclei of eggs and sperms and transfer information to the offspring? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Chromosomes



the complete set of information for the growth, development and function of a person is called
the ... - CORRECT ANSWER-Genome

, Genes can _________ in different ways to express 100,00 - 200,000 proteins. - CORRECT
ANSWER-combine



somatic cells - CORRECT ANSWER-all the cells of your body except your sex cells



gametes - CORRECT ANSWER-haploid reproductive cells which have only half the
number of chromosomes as body cells



All somatic cells (except gametes) have .... - CORRECT ANSWER-43 chromosomes as 23
pairs



Gametes (egg and sperm) have half the number, 23 chromosomes known as ... - CORRECT
ANSWER-the haploid number



Genetic information functions at several levels - CORRECT ANSWER-encoded in DNA



expresses in RNA and protein



affects cells and tissue



affect the individual



passed on to next generation



Genomics - CORRECT ANSWER-the study of the human body (whole sets of genes) in
terms of interacting genes