A nurse learns more about the Human Genome Project to better counsel families about the pro-cess of genetic testing. Which of the following terms best describes what the nurse is learning?
a. Genetics
b. Genomics
c. Genes
d. Genetic susceptibility
ANS: B
Genomics refers to the study of individual genes to understand the structure of the genome, in-cluding the mapping of genes and sequencing the DNA. Genetics refers to the study of the func-tion and effect of single genes that are inherited by children from their parents. Genes are the DNA segments that carry the genetic information. Genetic susceptibility is the likelihood of de-veloping a disease based on the presence of a genetic mutation.
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