PATHOPYSIOLOGY EXAM 1 2025-2026 TEST QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS VERIFIED BY EXPERTS ALREADY
GRADED A+
An ordered photographic display of a set of chromosomes from
a single cell is a(n):
A) metaphase spread.
B) autosomal spread.
C) karyotype.
D) anaphase spread.
ANSWRS;c
An error in which homologous chromosomes fail to separate
during meiosis is termed:
A) aneuploidy.
B) nondisjunction.
C) polyploidy.
D) anaplasia.
ANSWRS;b
,A somatic cell that does not contain a multiple of 23
chromosomes is called:
A) an aneuploid cell.
B) a euploid cell.
C) a polyploidy cell.
D) a haploid cell.
ANSWRS;a
A 20-year-old pregnant female gives birth to a stillborn child.
Autopsy reveals that the fetus has 92 chromosomes. Which of
the following describes this condition?
A) Euploidy
B) Triploidy
C) Tetraploidy
D) Aneuploidy
ANSWRS;c
,If a person is a chromosomal mosaic, the person may:
A) be a carrier of the genetic disease.
B) have a mild form of the genetic disease.
C) have two genetic diseases.
D) be sterile as a result of the genetic disease.
ANSWRS;b
The most common cause of Down syndrome is:
A) paternal nondisjunction.
B) maternal translocations.
C) maternal nondisjunction.
D) paternal translocations.
ANSWRS;c
Risk factors for Down syndrome include:
A) fetal exposure to mutagens in the uterus.
B) increased paternal age.
C) family history of Down syndrome.
, D) pregnancy in women over age 35.
ANSWRS;d
A 13-year-old girl has a karyotype that reveals an absent
homologous X chromosome with only a single X chromosome
present. Her condition is called:
A) Down syndrome.
B) Cri du chat syndrome.
C) Turner syndrome.
D) Edward syndrome
ANSWRS;c
A child is diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. History reveals that the
child's parents are first cousins. Cystic fibrosis was most likely
the result of:
A) X inactivation.
B) genomic imprinting.
C) consanguinity.
D) obligate carriers.
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS VERIFIED BY EXPERTS ALREADY
GRADED A+
An ordered photographic display of a set of chromosomes from
a single cell is a(n):
A) metaphase spread.
B) autosomal spread.
C) karyotype.
D) anaphase spread.
ANSWRS;c
An error in which homologous chromosomes fail to separate
during meiosis is termed:
A) aneuploidy.
B) nondisjunction.
C) polyploidy.
D) anaplasia.
ANSWRS;b
,A somatic cell that does not contain a multiple of 23
chromosomes is called:
A) an aneuploid cell.
B) a euploid cell.
C) a polyploidy cell.
D) a haploid cell.
ANSWRS;a
A 20-year-old pregnant female gives birth to a stillborn child.
Autopsy reveals that the fetus has 92 chromosomes. Which of
the following describes this condition?
A) Euploidy
B) Triploidy
C) Tetraploidy
D) Aneuploidy
ANSWRS;c
,If a person is a chromosomal mosaic, the person may:
A) be a carrier of the genetic disease.
B) have a mild form of the genetic disease.
C) have two genetic diseases.
D) be sterile as a result of the genetic disease.
ANSWRS;b
The most common cause of Down syndrome is:
A) paternal nondisjunction.
B) maternal translocations.
C) maternal nondisjunction.
D) paternal translocations.
ANSWRS;c
Risk factors for Down syndrome include:
A) fetal exposure to mutagens in the uterus.
B) increased paternal age.
C) family history of Down syndrome.
, D) pregnancy in women over age 35.
ANSWRS;d
A 13-year-old girl has a karyotype that reveals an absent
homologous X chromosome with only a single X chromosome
present. Her condition is called:
A) Down syndrome.
B) Cri du chat syndrome.
C) Turner syndrome.
D) Edward syndrome
ANSWRS;c
A child is diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. History reveals that the
child's parents are first cousins. Cystic fibrosis was most likely
the result of:
A) X inactivation.
B) genomic imprinting.
C) consanguinity.
D) obligate carriers.
