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Human Heredity: Principles and Issues | 11th Edition
by Michael Cummings
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LI
BR
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, Table of content
Chapter 1. A Perspective on Human Genetics
Chapter 2. Cells and Cell Division
Chapter 3. Transmission of Genes from Generation to Generation
Chapter 4. Pedigree Analysis in Human Genetics
Chapter 5. The Inheritance of Complex Traits
Chapter 6. Cytogenetics: Karyotypes and Chromosome Aberrations
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Chapter 7. Development and Sex Determination
Chapter 8. The Structure, Replication, and Chromosomal Organization of DNA
Chapter 9. Gene Expression and Gene Regulation
Chapter 10. From Proteins to Phenotypes
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Chapter 11. Genome Alterations: Mutation and Epigenetics
Chapter 12. Genes and Cancer
Chapter 13. An Introduction to Genetic Technology
Chapter 14. Biotechnology and Society
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Chapter 15. Genomes and Genomics
Chapter 16. Reproductive Technology, Genetic Testing, and Gene Therapy
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Chapter 17. Genes and the Immune System
Chapter 18. Genetics of Behavior
Chapter 19. Population Genetics and Human Evolution
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,Chapter 01 - A Perspective on Human Genetics
True / False
1. Normal white blood cells (called B cells) and cancerous B cells that cause leukemia both carry a unique surface protein
called CD-19.
a. True
b. 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
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IVES: it relates to cancer treatment.
2. Genetic modification of immune cells has not been shown to be an effective leukemia treatment.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
XE
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.
3. The human genome carries approximately 20,000 genes.
LI
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
BR
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.
4. 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.
AR
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
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
Y
ECTIVES: treatment of disease, genetic testing, and plant and animal modification.
5. In some societies, the birth of a deformed child is regarded as a sign of impending war or famine.
a. True
b. 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.
, Chapter 01 - A Perspective on Human Genetics
6. Genes are precisely copied during the process of DNA replication and never undergo any change.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: 1-3 What Are Genes and How Do They Work?
LEARNING OBJECTIVE HUHE.CUMM.16.1-3-1 - Identify basic gene components and diagram the structure of a DNA
S: molecule.
7. The U.S. has stayed ahead of the issues surrounding genetic technology by implementing ground-breaking public
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policy and laws.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
XE
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.
8. 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.
a. True
LI
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember
BR
REFERENCES: 1-4 How Are Genes Transmitted from Parents to Offspring?
LEARNING OBJ HUHE.CUMM.16.1-4-2 - Explain how Mendel’s research with pea plants has increased our
ECTIVES: understanding of how specific traits are passed from parent to offspring by genes.
9. Genetic discoveries made in one organism cannot necessarily be applied to other species.
a. True
b. False
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ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: 1-5 How Do Scientists Study Genes?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES HUHE.CUMM.16.1-5-1 - Compare and contrast the different methods scientists use to study
: genetics.
Y
10. The Immigration Restriction Act of 1924 was supported by research that demonstrated that Western Europeans were
genetically superior to Eastern Europeans.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: 1-6 Has Genetics Affected Social Policy and Law?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUHE.CUMM.16.1-6-2 - Assess the social and political ramifications of eugenics policies.
Human Heredity: Principles and Issues | 11th Edition
by Michael Cummings
LU
XE
LI
BR
AR
Y
, Table of content
Chapter 1. A Perspective on Human Genetics
Chapter 2. Cells and Cell Division
Chapter 3. Transmission of Genes from Generation to Generation
Chapter 4. Pedigree Analysis in Human Genetics
Chapter 5. The Inheritance of Complex Traits
Chapter 6. Cytogenetics: Karyotypes and Chromosome Aberrations
LU
Chapter 7. Development and Sex Determination
Chapter 8. The Structure, Replication, and Chromosomal Organization of DNA
Chapter 9. Gene Expression and Gene Regulation
Chapter 10. From Proteins to Phenotypes
XE
Chapter 11. Genome Alterations: Mutation and Epigenetics
Chapter 12. Genes and Cancer
Chapter 13. An Introduction to Genetic Technology
Chapter 14. Biotechnology and Society
LI
Chapter 15. Genomes and Genomics
Chapter 16. Reproductive Technology, Genetic Testing, and Gene Therapy
BR
Chapter 17. Genes and the Immune System
Chapter 18. Genetics of Behavior
Chapter 19. Population Genetics and Human Evolution
AR
Y
,Chapter 01 - A Perspective on Human Genetics
True / False
1. Normal white blood cells (called B cells) and cancerous B cells that cause leukemia both carry a unique surface protein
called CD-19.
a. True
b. 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
LU
IVES: it relates to cancer treatment.
2. Genetic modification of immune cells has not been shown to be an effective leukemia treatment.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
XE
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.
3. The human genome carries approximately 20,000 genes.
LI
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
BR
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.
4. 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.
AR
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
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
Y
ECTIVES: treatment of disease, genetic testing, and plant and animal modification.
5. In some societies, the birth of a deformed child is regarded as a sign of impending war or famine.
a. True
b. 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.
, Chapter 01 - A Perspective on Human Genetics
6. Genes are precisely copied during the process of DNA replication and never undergo any change.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: 1-3 What Are Genes and How Do They Work?
LEARNING OBJECTIVE HUHE.CUMM.16.1-3-1 - Identify basic gene components and diagram the structure of a DNA
S: molecule.
7. The U.S. has stayed ahead of the issues surrounding genetic technology by implementing ground-breaking public
LU
policy and laws.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
XE
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.
8. 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.
a. True
LI
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember
BR
REFERENCES: 1-4 How Are Genes Transmitted from Parents to Offspring?
LEARNING OBJ HUHE.CUMM.16.1-4-2 - Explain how Mendel’s research with pea plants has increased our
ECTIVES: understanding of how specific traits are passed from parent to offspring by genes.
9. Genetic discoveries made in one organism cannot necessarily be applied to other species.
a. True
b. False
AR
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: 1-5 How Do Scientists Study Genes?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES HUHE.CUMM.16.1-5-1 - Compare and contrast the different methods scientists use to study
: genetics.
Y
10. The Immigration Restriction Act of 1924 was supported by research that demonstrated that Western Europeans were
genetically superior to Eastern Europeans.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: 1-6 Has Genetics Affected Social Policy and Law?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUHE.CUMM.16.1-6-2 - Assess the social and political ramifications of eugenics policies.
