PATHOLOGY MCQ
GENETICS AND DISEASE
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Genome is the study of genes.
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Genome is the entire genetic constitution of an individual.
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Genome refers to the physical characteristics that one inherits.
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Genome refers to the set of chromosomes excluding the sex chromosomes.
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Detailed explanation-1: -A nursing student has been asked to explain the term “genome” in a genetics class. Which statement is correct? Genome is the study of genes.
Detailed explanation-2: -The complete set of DNA (genetic material) in an organism. In people, almost every cell in the body contains a complete copy of the genome. The genome contains all of the information needed for a person to develop and grow.
Detailed explanation-3: -The genome is the entire set of DNA instructions found in a cell. In humans, the genome consists of 23 pairs of chromosomes located in the cell’s nucleus, as well as a small chromosome in the cell’s mitochondria. A genome contains all the information needed for an individual to develop and function.
Detailed explanation-4: -A genome is the complete set of genetic information in an organism. It provides all of the information the organism requires to function. In living organisms, the genome is stored in long molecules of DNA called chromosomes.
Detailed explanation-5: -Genomics is defined as the study of all the genes in the human genome together, including their interactions with each other, the environment, and the influence of other psychosocial and cultural factors 12.