Which of the Following Is an Infection in Newborn Infants

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an infection in newborn infants when born to a mother with gonorrhea?

• A) pneumonia
• B) brain lesions
• C) eye infection
• D) heart disease
• E) tendon inflammation

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Definitions:

Nondisjunction

The failure of chromosomes to separate properly during cell division, leading to cells with abnormal chromosome numbers.

Point Mutation

A genetic mutation where a single nucleotide base is changed, inserted, or deleted from a sequence of DNA or RNA.

Aneuploidy

The presence of an abnormal number of chromosomes in a cell, leading to genetic syndromes like Down syndrome due to an extra chromosome or Turner syndrome due to a missing chromosome.

Point Mutation

A point mutation is a genetic mutation where a single nucleotide base is changed, inserted, or deleted from a sequence of DNA or RNA, potentially affecting protein function.