RATIONALIZATION ACTIVITY 21

1. This is the study of genetic variations that influence individual response to drugs?
A. Pharmacology
B. Pharmacist
C. Pharmacogenomics
D. Gene therapy

Answer: C
Pharmacogenomics is the study of genetic variations that influence individual response to drugs. It combines traditional
pharmaceutical sciences such as biochemistry with an understanding of common DNA variations in human genome.
Knowing whether a patient carries any genetic variations can help prescriber individualize drug therapy and decrease the
chance for adverse events, and increase the effectiveness of the drugs.

2. A variant form of a given gene, which may determine a trait such as having type O or type A Blood.
A. Eugenics
B. Heterozygous
C. Genetic testing
D. Allele

Answer: D
Allele is a variant form of a given gene, which may determine a trait such as having type O or type A Blood. In the case of
genetic disease, to have the disease one must have inherited the allele from both parents, whereas carriers have inherited
the allele from only one parent.

3. This is one of the most productive and promising applications of genetic engineering.

A. Gene therapy
B. Genetic pharmacy
C. Genetic testing
D. All of the above

Answer: B
Genetic pharmacy is one of the most productive and promising applications of genetic engineering.
One positive result of genetic engineering has been the development of genetic pharmacy.

4. In recombinant DNA technology, what is the common used bacterium??

A. E. coli
B. Salmonella
C. Lactobacilli
D. Streptococcus

Answer: A
The most common used bacterium is Escherichia coli in recombinant DNA technology which is commonly found in the
stomachs of all human being.

5. Genetic screening requires which of the following?

A. Sensitivity
B. Wisdom
C. Good science
D. All of the above

Answer: D
Genetic screening requires wisdom, sensitivity, confidentiality and most important, good science.