Table 3 Genetic knowledge among university students
From: Assessment of genetic familiarity and genetic knowledge among Palestinian university students
Genetic knowledge questions | Correct answer n (%) | Incorrect answer n (%) | I do not know n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
1. One can see genes with the naked eye | 537 (86.1) | 16 (2.6) | 71 (11.4) |
2. Healthy parents can have a child with a genetic disease | 484 (77.6) | 87 (13.9) | 53 (8.5) |
3. The onset of certain diseases is due to genes, environment, and lifestyle | 526 (84.3) | 29 (4.6) | 69 (11.1) |
4. A gene is a disease | 528 (84.6) | 38 (6.1) | 58 (9.3) |
5. The carrier of a disease gene may be completely healthy | 470 (75.3) | 67 (10.7) | 87 (13.9) |
6. All serious diseases are hereditary | 492 (78.8) | 73 (11.7) | 59 (9.5) |
7. A gene is a molecule that controls hereditary characteristics | 540 (86.5) | 26 (4.2) | 58 (9.3) |
8. Genes are inside cells | 503 (80.6) | 51 (8.2) | 70 (11.2) |
9. The child of a disease gene carrier is always also a carrier of the same disease gene | 439 (70.4) | 89 (14.3) | 96 (15.4) |
10. A gene is a piece of DNA | 532 (85.3) | 41 (6.6) | 51 (8.2) |
11. A gene is a cell | 511 (81.9) | 43 (6.9) | 70 (11.2) |
12. A gene is part of a chromosome | 449 (72) | 73 (11.7) | 102 (16.3) |
13. Different body parts include different genes | 239 (38.3) | 222 (35.6) | 163 (26.1) |
14. Genes are bigger than chromosomes | 399 (63.9) | 82 (13.1) | 143 (22.9) |
15. The genome is not susceptible to human intervention | 333 (53.4) | 112 (17.9) | 179 (28.7) |
16. It has been estimated that a person has about 20,000–22,000 genes | 188 (30.1) | 120 (19.2) | 316 (50.6) |