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Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783 Exercise 15
The new parents of an infant born with Down syndrome ask the nurse what happened to cause the chromosomal abnormality.What is the best response by the nurse?
A) "During cell division of the reproductive cells there is an error causing an abnormal number of chromosomes."
B) "A mutation in one of the chromosomes created an autosomal recessive gene that is expressed as Down syndrome."
C) "An abnormal gene on one of the two chromosomes was transferred to the fetus, causing an abnormal chromosome."
D) "A process of translocation caused the exchange of genetic material between the two chromosomes in the cell, resulting in abnormal chromosomes."
A) "During cell division of the reproductive cells there is an error causing an abnormal number of chromosomes."
B) "A mutation in one of the chromosomes created an autosomal recessive gene that is expressed as Down syndrome."
C) "An abnormal gene on one of the two chromosomes was transferred to the fetus, causing an abnormal chromosome."
D) "A process of translocation caused the exchange of genetic material between the two chromosomes in the cell, resulting in abnormal chromosomes."
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A. An error during meiosis causes an abn...
Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher
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