DNA Variants and Genetic Disorders Quiz
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Which term refers to a specific region of the genome that differs between two genomes?

  • Polymorphism
  • Variant (correct)
  • Pathogenic variant
  • Allele

    • Which term refers to different versions of the same variant?

  • Polymorphism
  • Variant
  • Pathogenic variant
  • Allele (correct)

    • Which term refers to the occurrence in a population of two or more genetically determined forms in such frequencies that the rarest of them could not be maintained by DNA alteration alone?

  • Allele
  • Pathogenic variant
  • Polymorphism (correct)
  • Variant

    • Which term refers to a variant that can cause a heritable disorder or an acquired disease?

    <p>Pathogenic variant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of pathogenic variant can be inherited?

    <p>Germline</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of variant can cause a heritable disorder or an acquired disease?

    <p>Pathogenic variant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the minimum frequency at which at least two alleles of a polymorphism must be present in a population?

    <p>1%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of variant is important in cancer development?

    <p>Somatic variant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many base pairs are there in the human genome?

    <p>2,900 million</p> Signup and view all the answers

    On average, how long is the coding DNA of an average gene?

    <p>1.5Kb</p> Signup and view all the answers

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