Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. In a person’s complete set of DNA, one pair of genomes is labeled with an X or a Y rather than with a number. Females have two X genomes; males have an X and a Y genome.
2. Genetic mutations can be beneficial or harmful—or neither—to one’s health.
3. If an individual receives a faulty, mutated copy of a gene from his or her mother, that person will most likely acquire a genetic disorder.
4. Most genetic disorders are caused by single-gene mutations.
5. Multifactorial disorders are those caused by the interaction of both environmental and genetic factors.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE

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