With Regard to Chromosome Abnormalities,nurses Should Be Aware That

question 6

Multiple Choice

With regard to chromosome abnormalities,nurses should be aware that:

• A)They occur in approximately 10% of newborns.
• B)Abnormalities of number are the leading cause of pregnancy loss.
• C)Down syndrome is a result of an abnormal chromosome structure.
• D)Unbalanced translocation results in a mild abnormality that the child will outgrow.

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Definitions:

Inferential Statistics

A branch of statistics that allows one to make predictions or inferences about a population based on a sample.

Type I Error

Deciding wrongly that there was a significant result when in fact there was not.

Standard Deviations

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values.

Normal Curve

A symmetrical, bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of many types of data where most values cluster around the mean.