Pregunta 1
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In which of the following does fertilization take place within a woman's body?
Pregunta 2
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Which of the following are now routinely frozen for future use
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sperm
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eggs
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embryos
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all of these
Pregunta 3
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Which one of the following risks is increased by ART?
Pregunta 4
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A gestational mother...
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provides the normal female gamete for a normal sperm
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is genetically related to the fetus
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is a surrogate that provides for the development of the embryo after
conception
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is one who has undergone tubal ligation
Pregunta 5
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Which of the following is NOT used in gene therapy to transfer cloned DNA into human cells?
Pregunta 6
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Which of the following couples would NOT ordinarily be encouraged to seek genetic counseling?
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those who plan to raise large families
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those with a child who has an inherited disorder or birth defect
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those who are first cousins
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those who have had babies who died in infancy or before birth
Pregunta 7
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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:
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somatic gene therapy
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germ-line therapy
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enhancement gene therapy
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therapeutic cloning
Pregunta 8
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The leading cause of infertility in women is:
Pregunta 9
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When a woman is artificially inseminated and surrenders the child to the father and his partner, the woman is what?
Pregunta 10
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Genetic counseling provides information to allow informed decisions to be made about what different things?
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the risks of passing a condition on to the next generation
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the alternative methods for conception
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diagnostic and treatment strategies
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all of the above
Pregunta 11
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Blocked oviducts can be the result of STDs
Pregunta 12
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Gene therapy has not yet cured any patients of their genetic disorder
Pregunta 13
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Preimplantation genetic diagnosis can be used to match the tissue type of an embryo with that of a sibling.
Pregunta 14
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What type of cells can develop into any sort of tissue cell
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Somatic cells
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Sertoli cells
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Stem cells
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Sperm Cells
Pregunta 15
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Which type of gene therapy is currently under development and approved for some uses?
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Germ-line gene therapy
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Somatic gene therapy
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Enhancement gene therapy
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None of the above
Pregunta 16
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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?
Pregunta 17
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At what age is a woman’s chance of conception around 25% if having unprotected sex at the right time of her menstrual cycle?
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35 years of age
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28 years of age
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22 years of age
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40 years of age
Pregunta 18
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The main technique for overcoming the inheritance of mitochondrial diseases is:
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Gamete Intrafallopian Zygote Transfer
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Intrauterine Insemination
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Surrogacy
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Maternal Spindle Transfer
Pregunta 19
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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?
Pregunta 20
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What type of disease/disorder is most commonly treated with gene therapy?
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HIV
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Blindness
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Cancer
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Cardiovascular Disease