Chapter 3 Online quizzes

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How many NHS patient genomes were sequenced as part of a UK national genome project?

1000 correct incorrect

10,000 correct incorrect

100,000 correct incorrect

1,000,000 correct incorrect

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A mutation in the HTT gene causes Huntington's disease. On which chromosome is the HTT gene found?

Chromosome 4 correct incorrect

Chromosome 8 correct incorrect

Chromosome 12 correct incorrect

Chromosome 16 correct incorrect

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At what age do the symptoms of Huntington's disease most commonly develop?

Late twenties - thirties correct incorrect

Late thirties - forties correct incorrect

Late forties - fifties correct incorrect

Late fifties- sixties correct incorrect

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What is a 'direct-to-consumer' (DTC) genetic test?

A genetic test that can be bought from a pharmacist correct incorrect

A genetic test available through your GP correct incorrect

A genetic test sold online by private companies correct incorrect

A genetic test available through a genetics clinic at a hospital correct incorrect

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What is GM food?

Gene manufactured food correct incorrect

Genetically modified food correct incorrect

Genetically managed food correct incorrect

Genomically made food correct incorrect

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Whose DNA is kept on the UK's DNA database?

Anyone who donates their DNA data correct incorrect

All NHS patients correct incorrect

Anyone who has taken part in a research study correct incorrect

People who are convicted of, cautioned, or recently arrested for a crime correct incorrect

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Which of these serial killers was tracked down and convicted using DNA evidence from a genealogy database?

Route 40 Killer correct incorrect

Golden State Killer correct incorrect

Freeway Killer correct incorrect

Green River Killer correct incorrect

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In which country did a scientist genome edit human embryos to make them resistant to HIV infections?

Australia correct incorrect

China correct incorrect

UK correct incorrect

USA correct incorrect

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In 2020 it was possible to sequence a Human Genome for less than …

£10 correct incorrect

£100 correct incorrect

£1000 correct incorrect

£10,000 correct incorrect

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In 2008, which company's DTC DNA testing kit was named invention of the year by Time magazine?

Ancestry correct incorrect

23andMe correct incorrect

Superdrug correct incorrect

MyHeritage correct incorrect