Week_3_Quiz_Advanced_Patho_NSG_5003

Quiz Week 3 - Answers in Bold - 100% Correct Question 1 (0.5 points) Question 1 Saved Oncogenes are genes that are capable of: Question 1 options: a) Undergoing mutation that directs the synthesis of proteins to accelerate the rate of tissue proliferation b) Directing synthesis of proteins to regulate growth and to provide necessary replacement of tissue c) Encoding proteins that negatively regulate the synthesis of proteins to slow or halt the replacement of tissue d) Undergoing mutation that directs malignant tissue toward blood vessels and lymph nodes for metastasis Question 2 (0.5 points) Question 2 Saved Burkitt lymphomas designate a chromosome that has a piece of chromosome 8 fused to a piece of chromosome 14. This is an example of which mutation of normal genes to oncogenes? Question 2 options: a) Point mutation b) Chromosome translocation c) Gene amplification d) Chromosome fusion Question 3 (0.5 points) Question 3 Saved In childhood neuroblastoma, the N-myc oncogene undergoes which type of mutation of normal genes to oncogenes? Question 3 options: a) Point mutation b) Chromosome fusion c) Gene amplification d) Chromosome translocation Question 4 (0.5 points) Question 4 Saved Which aberrant change causes the abnormal growth in a retinoblastoma? Question 4 options: a) Proto-oncogenes are changed to oncogenes