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WGU D115 Exam Study Guide,100, Questions with
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How is transcription best defined? - ✔️✔️RNA is synthesized from a DNA template.



An amniocentesis indicates a neural tube defect when an increase in which protein is

evident? - ✔️✔️Alpha fetoprotein



Amniocentesis is recommended for pregnant with what history? - ✔️✔️Have a family

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' gestation? - ✔️✔️Chorionic villus 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

meiosis or mitosis? - ✔️✔️Nondisjunction



What is the most common cause of Down syndrome? - ✔️✔️Maternal nondisjunction

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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 neck? - ✔️✔️Turner Syndrome



A person with 47, XXY karyotype has the genetic disorder resulting in which syndrome? -

✔️✔️Klinefelter Syndrome



When a child inherits a disease that is autosomal recessive, it is inherited from whom? -

✔️✔️Both Parents



Cystic fibrosis is caused by what type of gene? - ✔️✔️autosomal recessive



The BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations increase the risk of which cancer in women? -

✔️✔️ovarian



Prader-Willi syndrome causes a chromosomal defect that is what? - ✔️✔️inherited from the

father



Which type of immunity is produced by an individual after either natural exposure to the

antigen or after immunization against the antigen? - ✔️✔️Active-Acquired

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