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Tirant22

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Identification of genetic patterns of inheritance is important not only for individuals and families, but also communities. Some autosomal recessive disorders are more commonly seen among which of the following groups?
 
  1. Persons from different economic classes
  2. Certain racial/ethnic groups
  3. Certain age groups
  4. Certain social networks

Question 2

What can nurses learn when using geographic information system (GIS) databases?
 
  1. Population trends and how to target population health interventions
  2. Education trends and how to target community education
  3. Transmission of inherited traits from one generation to another among similar or related organisms
  4. Genes that regulate human susceptibility to viruses



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Answer to Question 1

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Some autosomal recessive disorders are more commonly seen among certain racial/ethnic groups such as hemochromatosis in Caucasians, and sickle cell disease in black Americans.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 1

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1 GIS databases can be successfully used to facilitate learning about population trends and how to target population health interventions.
2 GIS databases are not typically used to track education trends; they are useful in tracking population trends and how to target population health interventions.
3 GIS databases are not used to track transmission of inherited traits across generations or organisms; they are useful in learning about population trends and how to target population health interventions.
4 GIS databases are not used to learn about genes that regulate human susceptibility to viruses; they are used to track population trends and to target population health interventions.



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