SAS # 22

CFU (Check for Understanding)

Canillo, Laurence A. BSN 2- B8

1. When a disease is the result of a combination of genes, it is called?

ANSWER: C.
RATIONALE: A characteristic referred to as polygenic is one that is regulated by several non-allelic
genes. Polygenes are the name for these genes.

2. Who write the book in 2013 which entitled to Creation: How science is reinventing life itself?
ANSWER: D.
RATIONALE: Adam Rutherford investigates the origins of life on Earth and how to recreate it while
taking the reader through the glory days of biology.

3. The taking of a somatic cell from an adult animal, inserting it into an egg, and growing an identical
twin is an example of?
ANSWER: A.
RATIONALE: Cloning refers to a variety of procedures that can be used to create biological replicas that
are genetically identical to the original.

4. This is the treatment of genetic diseases by the administration of genes to correct an absent or
defective gene?
ANSWER: A.
RATIONALE: A possible strategy for treating genetic problems in people is genetic  therapy. By replacing
the missing or dysfunctional gene with a functional gene, the body can produce the right enzyme or
protein, therefore eradicating the disease's underlying cause.

5. The President's Council on Bioethics holds that cloning-to-produce-children would be radically new
form of human procreation that leads to concern such as which of the following?
ANSWER: D.
RATIONALE: All of them are included in the President’s Council on Bioethics in cloning to produce
children.