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How is transcription best✔️✔️ RNA isynthesized from a DNA
defined? - s template.
An amniocentesis indicates a neural tube defect when an increase in which
protein is
evide ✔️✔️ Alpha
nt? - fetopro
tein
Amniocentesis is✔️✔️ Hav
recommended for e a
pregnant with fam
what history? - ily
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' station? ✔️✔️ Chorionic villus
ge - 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
meio ✔️✔️ Nondisjun
sis or ction
mito
sis? -
What is the most✔️✔️ Maternal
common cause of nondisjun
Down syndrome? - ction
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 ✔️✔️ Turner yndrom
neck? - S e
A person with 47, XXY karyotype has the genetic disorder resulting in which
syndrome? -
✔️✔️ Klinefelt yndro
er S me
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 ✔️✔️ autosomal
gene? - recessive
The BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations increase the risk of which cancer in women? -
✔️ov
✔️ar
ia
n
Prad ✔️inh
er- ✔️eri
Willi te
synd d
rom fro
…
.
Exam Study
Guide Latest
Update 2024
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WGU D115 Exam Study Guide
How is transcription best✔️✔️ RNA isynthesized from a DNA
defined? - s template.
An amniocentesis indicates a neural tube defect when an increase in which
protein is
evide ✔️✔️ Alpha
nt? - fetopro
tein
Amniocentesis is✔️✔️ Hav
recommended for e a
pregnant with fam
what history? - ily
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' station? ✔️✔️ Chorionic villus
ge - 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
meio ✔️✔️ Nondisjun
sis or ction
mito
sis? -
What is the most✔️✔️ Maternal
common cause of nondisjun
Down syndrome? - ction
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 ✔️✔️ Turner yndrom
neck? - S e
A person with 47, XXY karyotype has the genetic disorder resulting in which
syndrome? -
✔️✔️ Klinefelt yndro
er S me
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 ✔️✔️ autosomal
gene? - recessive
The BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations increase the risk of which cancer in women? -
✔️ov
✔️ar
ia
n
Prad ✔️inh
er- ✔️eri
Willi te
synd d
rom fro
…
.
