BUSI 302 Read & Interact Judson & Harrison Chapter 11 solutions complete answers

BUSI 302 Read & Interact Judson & Harrison Chapter 11 solutions complete answers

 

Determine the human characteristics for which the genes are responsible.

 

Legally, a physician can withhold treatment from an infant who meets which of the following conditions?

 

How many states have enacted some form of safe haven law?

 

Under the doctrine of parens patriae the state has broad authority to act in a manner that may   parental decisions and allows for the removal of abused or neglected children from the custody of the offending parents.

 

A surrogate, who contributes eggs to produce the embryo or is related to either partner in the relationship, is a participant in what type of surrogacy?

 

Match the type of genetic testing on the left with the correct definition on the right.

 

How many chromosomes are found in egg cells?

 

The science that accounts for natural differences and resemblances among organisms related by descent is known as

 

The process by which organisms pass on genetic traits to their offspring is known as ______.

 

The combination of proteins, called nucleotides, that are arranged to make up an organism's chromosomes is called

 

Nucleic acids are made up of molecules called        .

 

What is a tiny segment of DNA found on a chromosome within a cell's nucleus?

 

How many chromosomes are found inside the nucleus of the human body?

 

Genetics is the science that accounts for differences and resemblances for people related by ________.

 

What is all the DNA, including genes, in an organism called?

 

What do the letters DNA stand for?

 

Who does DNA partner with in the chromosome replication process?

 

Family history is often one of the strongest risk factors for which of these common disease complexes?

 

How many total chromosomes are found in egg and sperm cells?

 

What are genomes mainly responsible for?

 

Which of the following is used to conduct DNA tests?

 

What characteristics are genes responsible for creating?

 

Who is the expert in human genetics qualified to counsel individuals who may have inherited genes for certain diseases or conditions?

 

                      perform DNA tests.

 

What is a type of discrimination that describes differential treatment based on actual or presumed genetic differences?

 

What is the manipulation of DNA within the cells of plants, animals, and other organisms through synthesis, alteration, or repair to ensure that certain harmful traits will be eliminated in offspring and that desirable traits will appear and be passed on called?

 

What is a tiny segment of DNA that holds the formula for making a specific enzyme or protein?

 

What term means an organism produced asexually from a single ancestor, and has the same genetic makeup as the original?

 

What are the main goals of a genetic counselor?

 

What are examples of gene cloning research objectives?

 

Differential treatment of individuals based on their actual or presumed genetic differences is called

 

Which of the following types of cloning produces copies of embryonic stem cells with the professed purpose of repairing injured or diseased tissue in the human body?

 

What things have allowed scientists to manipulate DNA within the cells of plants, animals, and other organisms to ensure that advantageous traits are passed on and harmful traits are eliminated?

 

What term describes a type of genetic engineering that is rapidly advancing?

 

Which are reasons that scientists want to clone genes?

 

Pluripotent stem cells have shown promise in treating which of the following conditions?

 

Early embryonic cells and adult cells derived from certain tissues that have the potential to become any type of body cell are called              .

 

What type of stem cells can become almost all types of tissues in the body?

 

What types of embryos are used in stem cell research in the United States?

 

Special diets can eliminate compounds that are toxic to patients in which of the following diseases?

 

What is the estimated percentage of reproductively challenged couples in the United States?

 

What is the process in which eggs and sperm are brought together outside the body in a test tube or petri dish called?

 

Which of the following statements describe multipotent stem cells?

 

Some types of stem cells are grown specifically for                and are scrutinized through government regulation.

 

Which of the following is not associated with gene therapy?

 

Which term describes the failure to conceive for a period of 12 months or longer due to a deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of any reproductive part, organ, or system?

 

A woman who agrees to carry a child to term for a couple is known as a(n) __ mother.

 

When donor sperm is used to fertilize eggs for insemination, it is known as

 

How many states have laws that regulate adoption?

 

What type of law has established the rights of parents to make health care decisions for their minor children?

 

What type of surrogacy is one in which the surrogate mother is not genetically related to either the mother or the father?

 

When alternatives are available for child placement or for determining medical treatment for minor children, what is the common standard used?

 

Which of the following legislation has provisions that pertain to adoptive parents and their children?

 

What is the legal doctrine giving a state the authority to act in a child's best interest?

 

What law protects parents if they agree that a physician can legally withhold treatment, including food and water, from an infant who is chronically or irreversibly comatose, will most certainly die, or would suffer inhumanely?

 

What type of law allows mothers to abandon newborns to a safe location, usually within a specified time limit after birth, and without legal prosecution?

 

In some states who makes the decision to inform parents regarding a minor receiving treatment for contraceptives, prenatal care, or sexually transmitted diseases?

 

The standard of “what is in the best interest of the child” shares alternatives that ask which questions?

 

Treatment of newborns who are severely disabled raises what type of questions?

 

Minors have the same               as adults.

 

Although emancipated minors generally gain the rights of adults, what rights are not provided until they are legally an adult?