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WGU D115 Exam Study Guide
How is transcription best defined? - ✔️✔️RNA is s ynthesized from a DNA template.
An amniocentesis indicates a neural tube defect when an increase in which protein is
eviden ✔️ Alpha
t? - ✔️ fetoprote
in
Amniocentesis is✔️ Have
recommended for✔️ a
pregnant with what famil
history? - y
history of genetic disorders
35 or older
positive prenatal screening test
chromosomal condition or neural tube defect in a previous pregnancy
abnormal ultrasound results
What is the technique for prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities at 10 to 12
weeks' ge station? - ✔️✔️Chorionic villus sampling
*Amniocentesis is usually performed during the 15th week of pregnancy or later.
What is the term for an error in which homologous chromosomes fail to separate during
meiosi ✔️ Nondisjunc
s or✔️ tion
mitosi
s? -
What is the most✔️ Maternal
common cause of Down✔️ nondisjunc
syndrome? - tion
What syndrome, characterized by an absent homologous X chromosome with only a single
X chromosome, exhibits features that include a short stature, widely spaced nipples, and
webbed neck?✔️✔️Turner S yndrome
-
A person with 47, XXY karyotype has the genetic disorder resulting in which syndrome? -
✔️✔️Klinefelteryndrome
, S
When a child inherits a disease that is autosomal recessive, it is inherited from whom? -
✔️✔️Both
Parents
Cy stic fibrosis is caused by what type of gene? - ✔️✔️autosomal recessive
✔️
The BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations increase the risk of which cancer in women? -
ov
✔️
️ ari
an
️
✔️
Prade inh
✔️
r-Willi️ erit
syndr ed
ome ️ fro
cause m
s a the
chro
moso
mal
defec
t that
is
what
?-
father
Which type of immunity is produced by an individual after either natural exposure to the
antigen or after immunization against the antigen? - ✔️✔️Active-A cquired
✔️
What type of immunity is produced when an immunoglobulin crosses the placenta? -
pssiv
✔️
️ a e-
️ uir
acq
ed
✔️
Where pl
are
antibo ✔️
dies ️ a
️ as
m
produc cel
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WGU D115 Exam Study Guide
How is transcription best defined? - ✔️✔️RNA is s ynthesized from a DNA template.
An amniocentesis indicates a neural tube defect when an increase in which protein is
eviden ✔️ Alpha
t? - ✔️ fetoprote
in
Amniocentesis is✔️ Have
recommended for✔️ a
pregnant with what famil
history? - y
history of genetic disorders
35 or older
positive prenatal screening test
chromosomal condition or neural tube defect in a previous pregnancy
abnormal ultrasound results
What is the technique for prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities at 10 to 12
weeks' ge station? - ✔️✔️Chorionic villus sampling
*Amniocentesis is usually performed during the 15th week of pregnancy or later.
What is the term for an error in which homologous chromosomes fail to separate during
meiosi ✔️ Nondisjunc
s or✔️ tion
mitosi
s? -
What is the most✔️ Maternal
common cause of Down✔️ nondisjunc
syndrome? - tion
What syndrome, characterized by an absent homologous X chromosome with only a single
X chromosome, exhibits features that include a short stature, widely spaced nipples, and
webbed neck?✔️✔️Turner S yndrome
-
A person with 47, XXY karyotype has the genetic disorder resulting in which syndrome? -
✔️✔️Klinefelteryndrome
, S
When a child inherits a disease that is autosomal recessive, it is inherited from whom? -
✔️✔️Both
Parents
Cy stic fibrosis is caused by what type of gene? - ✔️✔️autosomal recessive
✔️
The BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations increase the risk of which cancer in women? -
ov
✔️
️ ari
an
️
✔️
Prade inh
✔️
r-Willi️ erit
syndr ed
ome ️ fro
cause m
s a the
chro
moso
mal
defec
t that
is
what
?-
father
Which type of immunity is produced by an individual after either natural exposure to the
antigen or after immunization against the antigen? - ✔️✔️Active-A cquired
✔️
What type of immunity is produced when an immunoglobulin crosses the placenta? -
pssiv
✔️
️ a e-
️ uir
acq
ed
✔️
Where pl
are
antibo ✔️
dies ️ a
️ as
m
produc cel
