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Overview of Genetics and Genomics in Nursing

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Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 14e (Hinkle 2017)
Overview of Genetics and Genomics in Nursing

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Question 1 of 5

What factor describes the etiology of this genetic change?

A. The mother also has genetic mutation of chromosome 21.

B. The patient has a nondisjunction occurring during meiosis.

C. During meiosis, a reduction of chromosomes resulted in 23.

D. The patient will have a single X chromosome and infertility.

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Question 2 of 5

The nurse knows that with this gene mutation, the patient will experience symptoms of what?

A. Peripheral and pulmonary edema

B. Thrombotic organ damage

C. Metastasis of a glioblastoma

D. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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Question 3 of 5

Based on the nurses knowledge of neurofibromatosis, the nurse understands that a single family member has which of the following?

A. A spontaneous mutation

B. A germline mutation

C. A nondisjunction

D. A monosomy

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Question 4 of 5

What will the nurse understand about the childrens possibility of inheriting the gene for the disease?

A. Each child will have a 25% chance of inheriting the disease.

B. Each child will have a 50% chance of inheriting the disease.

C. Each child will have a 75% chance of inheriting the disease.

D. Each child will have no chance of inheriting the disease.

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Question 5 of 5

What is important for the nurse to explain to the couple?

A. Retinoblastoma is an autosomal recessive inheritance in which each parent carries the gene mutation.

B. Retinoblastoma is an X-linked inheritance and all males inherit an X chromosome from their mothers.

C. Retinoblastoma is an autosomal dominant inheritance that has incomplete penetrance and can skip a generation.

D. Retinoblastoma is a pattern that is more horizontal than vertical; relatives of a single generation tend to have the condition.

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