An Introduction to Human Disease, Seventh Edition

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1: Chromosomes exist in pairs in all cells except _____ cells.
	A: epithelial
	B: nerve
	C: somatic
	D: billiary

2: The genome is identical for every cell within an individual.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

3: The active X chromosome in females will differ randomly from cell to cell.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

4: Which type of cell does not divide?
	A: liver
	B: kidney
	C: nerve
	D: skin

5: The phase of mitosis in which chromatids separate to form individual chromosomes is the:
	A: prophase
	B: metaphase
	C: anaphase
	D: telophase

6: Major differences between spermatogenesis and oogenesis include:
	A: spermatogenesis is continuous
	B: spermatogenesis produces more useful cells from each precursor
	C: the primary oocyte only contains forty chromosomes
	D: A and B only
	E: All of the Above

7: It is virtually impossible to isolate chromosomes for analysis in a laboratory.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

8: A recessive gene can only be expressed through a hetrozygous pairing.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

9: In males, the mismatch of the X and Y chromosomes makes the cells ________ for genes on the X chromosome.
	A: heterozygous
	B: homozygous
	C: hemizygous
	D: helizygous

10: HLA haplotypes combine in such a way that four separate pairings are possible for any combination of two parents.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

11: Diseases caused by a failure of mitochondrial DNA are:
	A: always caused by environmental factors
	B: very common
	C: usually transmitted from the mother
	D: A and B

12: Gene therapy typically uses a virus to introduce desirable genetic material into the patient
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

13: The practice of inserting genetic material into bacterium or yeast to synthesize desired pharmaceutical products is called:
	A: recombinanat DNA technology
	B: genetic engineering
	C: gene splicing
	D: All of the above

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