which term means the transmission of genetic characteristics from parent to offspring?

a) heredity
b) penetrance
c) pleiotropy
d) sex-linked traits


a) heredity

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which of the following directly stems from the ascending aorta before it branches into the circumflex branch and anterior interventricular branch?

A. Great cardiac vein B. Right coronary vein C. Left coronary artery D. Right coronary artery E. Left coronary vein

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The type of lamellae that forms the outside surface of compact bone is ________.

A. oppositional B. concentric C. circumferential D. appositional E. interstitial

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

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