Test Bank for Human Heredity: Principles and Issues 11th

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Test Bank for Human Heredity: Principles and Issues 11th

Edition by Michael Cummings Chapter 01 - A Perspective on Human Genetics True / False

• Normal white blood cells (called B cells) and cancerous B cells that cause leukemia both

carry a unique surface protein called CD-19.

• True
• False

ANSWER: True

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember

REFERENCES: 1-1 Genetics and Translational Medicine

LEARNING OBJECT HUHE.CUMM.16.1-1-1 - Explain the connection between genetic research and clinical medicine as

IVES: it relates to cancer treatment.

• Genetic modification of immune cells has not been shown to be an effective leukemia

treatment.

• True
• False

ANSWER: False

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember 1 / 4

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REFERENCES: 1-1 Genetics and Translational Medicine

LEARNING OBJECT HUHE.CUMM.16.1 -1-1 - Explain the connection between genetic research and clinical medicine as

IVES: it relates to cancer treatment.

• The human genome carries approximately 20,000 genes.
• True
• False

ANSWER: True

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember

REFERENCES: 1-7 What Impact Is Genomics Having?

LEARNING OBJ HUHE.CUMM.16.1 -7-1 - Describe genome sequencing and illustrate various methods of use in the ECTIVES: treatment of disease, genetic testing, and plant and animal modification.

• In the years after the completion of the human genome project, genome sequencing

revealed surprisingly little amount of variation in the sequence and arrangement of nucleotides in humans.

• True
• False

ANSWER: False

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand REFERENCES: 1-7 What Impact Is Genomics Having? 2 / 4

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LEARNING OBJ HUHE.CUMM.16.1 -7-1 - Describe genome sequencing and illustrate various methods of use in the ECTIVES: treatment of disease, genetic testing, and plant and animal modification.

• In some societies, the birth of a deformed child is regarded as a sign of impending war or

famine.

• True
• False

ANSWER: True

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember

REFERENCES: 1-3 What Are Genes and How Do They Work? (Genetic Disorders in

Culture and Art)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUHE.CUMM.16.1-3-2 - Describe the role of genes in the

production of proteins.

• Genes are precisely copied during the process of DNA replication and never undergo any

change.

• True
• False

ANSWER: False

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand REFERENCES: 1-3 What Are Genes and How Do They Work? 3 / 4

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LEARNING OBJECTIVE HUHE.CUMM.16.1 -3-1 - Identify basic gene components and diagram the structure of a DNA

S: molecule.

• The U.S. has stayed ahead of the issues surrounding genetic technology by implementing

ground-breaking public policy and laws.

• True
• False

ANSWER: False

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand

REFERENCES: 1-2 Genetics Is the Key to Biology

LEARNING OBJECTIV HUHE.CUMM.16.1 -2-1 - Define the term genetics and summarize its role in our understanding

ES: of all of biology.

• The separation of genes during the formation of the sperm and egg and the reunion of

genes at fertilization is explained by the behavior of chromosomes in a form of cell division called meiosis.

• True
• False

ANSWER: True

DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember REFERENCES: 1-4 How Are Genes Transmitted from Parents to Offspring?

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