ADVANCED PATHOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
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Which of the following is NOT an example of chromosomal abnormality:
A) Klinefelter syndrome
B) Turner Syndrome
C) Duchenne muscular dystrophy
D) Cri Chut Chat - Correct Answer-Duchenne Muscular dystrophy
All of the following cancers show family clusters except:
A) Skin
B) Colon
C) Prostate
D) Breast - Correct Answer-skin
Which of the following statements concerning type 1 diabetes is false?
A) Type 1 diabetes can be activated further by environmental triggers and
influence on protein mutation
B) Caused by T cell infiltration of the pancreas, destroying insulin, producing beta
cells
C) associated with human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II alleles
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D)Siblings of individuals with type 1 diabetes have substantial elevation in risk of
disease compared to the general population - Correct Answer-Type 1 diabetes can
be activated by further environment triggers and influence on protein mutation
The nurse practitioner knows that a patient presenting with Klinefelter syndrome
would display symptoms such as - Correct Answer-Male appearance, female like
breasts, small testes
Which of the following is true in regards to a patient with Beckwith-Weidemann
Syndrome? - Correct Answer-An overgrowth condition accompanied by an
increased predisposition to cancer
Positive charged proteins around which negatively charge DNA molecules yielding
"twisting" or "rotating" are - Correct Answer-histones
T/F: Epigenetics modifications have shown to not be reversible in studies and the
prospect for treating genetic disease with pharmaceutical agents has been
abandoned - Correct Answer-False
A study that compares the number of patients who smoke to those who do not
and the death rate from cancer is an example of - Correct Answer-Relative risk
analysis
The probability that a family member will have a genetic disease is known as -
Correct Answer-Reoccurrence risk
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Autosomal is defined as... - Correct Answer-Any chromosome that is not a sex
chromosome
Which of the following is true concerning transcription?
A) The sequence of three bases, referred to as codons, direct the production of
amino acids
B) The process of DNA polymerase adding new nucleotides and "proofs" the new
protein
C) RNA synthesis from the DNA template via the RNA polymerase binding to the
promoter site on DNA
D) Responsible for chromosomal aberrations in the number or structure of genetic
material - Correct Answer-C
Which of the following is false concerning translation?
A) Continues until the termination of the sequences is reached
B) Includes utilization of the anticodon complementary to the triad of nucleotides
on the m RNA codon
C) Process by which RNA directs the synthesis of a polypeptide via the interaction
with transfer RNA (tRNA)
D) Includes the ribosome as the site for protein synthesis - Correct Answer-A
Which of the following is described as an error in which homologous
chromosomes or sister chromatids fail to separate normally during meiosis or
mitosis - Correct Answer-Nondisjunction
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