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You have 15 minutes to complete the 20 questions in this quiz.
In which of the following does fertilization take place within a woman's body?
GIFT
ICSI
surrogates
IVF
Which of the following are now routinely frozen for future use
sperm
eggs
embryos
all of these
Which one of the following risks is increased by ART?
chromosome translocations
low birth weight
passing on male infertility to sons
all of the above
A gestational mother...
provides the normal female gamete for a normal sperm
is genetically related to the fetus
is a surrogate that provides for the development of the embryo after conception
is one who has undergone tubal ligation
Which of the following is NOT used in gene therapy to transfer cloned DNA into human cells?
retroviruses
fusion of cells with DNA-containing vesicles
microinjection
transformation
Which of the following couples would NOT ordinarily be encouraged to seek genetic counseling?
those who plan to raise large families
those with a child who has an inherited disorder or birth defect
those who are first cousins
those who have had babies who died in infancy or before birth
The use of growth hormone produced by recombinant DNA technology to stimulate the growth of short children who have no genetic disorder is an example of:
somatic gene therapy
germ-line therapy
enhancement gene therapy
therapeutic cloning
The leading cause of infertility in women is:
the lack of a fertile partner
the lack of follicles in the ovaries
an inhospitable uterus
polycystic ovaries
When a woman is artificially inseminated and surrenders the child to the father and his partner, the woman is what?
the gestational mother
the genetic mother
both the gestational and genetic mother
the egg donor
his mistress
Genetic counseling provides information to allow informed decisions to be made about what different things?
the risks of passing a condition on to the next generation
the alternative methods for conception
diagnostic and treatment strategies
Blocked oviducts can be the result of STDs
Gene therapy has not yet cured any patients of their genetic disorder
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis can be used to match the tissue type of an embryo with that of a sibling.
What type of cells can develop into any sort of tissue cell
Somatic cells
Sertoli cells
Stem cells
Sperm Cells
Which type of gene therapy is currently under development and approved for some uses?
Germ-line gene therapy
Somatic gene therapy
Enhancement gene therapy
None of the above
If both parents are heterozygous for a recessive disorder, and their first baby has the disorder, what is the chance that their second child will have the disorder?
100%
75%
50%
25%
At what age is a woman’s chance of conception around 25% if having unprotected sex at the right time of her menstrual cycle?
35 years of age
28 years of age
22 years of age
40 years of age
The main technique for overcoming the inheritance of mitochondrial diseases is:
Gamete Intrafallopian Zygote Transfer
Intrauterine Insemination
Surrogacy
Maternal Spindle Transfer
Which type of pre-natal testing can be used before IVF treatment to make sure that X-linked recessive diseases are not passed on to the offspring?
Polar Body Biopsy
Amniocentesis
Ultrasound
Chorionic Villus Sampling
What type of disease/disorder is most commonly treated with gene therapy?
HIV
Blindness
Cancer
Cardiovascular Disease