Phenylketonuria is caused by __________
a. a single point mutation
b. a dominant allele
c. environmental factors such as diet
d. a recessive allele
Correct Answer: d
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a. totems b. signs c. promises d. treaties e. feasts
Antigens __________
a. synthesize antibodies b. are comprised of immunoglobins c. are foreign substances in the body d. are the same thing as T cells.
In "Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi," Patten notes that some villages were not good candidates for the social research project due to
a. a language barrier between the anthropologists and the villagers. b. an ongoing problem of animal theft. c. the elders' resistance to the plan. d. the resistance of women head-of-households in those villages.
Holists are likely to consider __________
a. some apparent adaptations to be the result of sudden episodes of macroevolution b. most adaptations to be the work of a divine creator c. some apparent adaptations to be the by-product of other evolutionary changes d. all of a creature's traits to be adaptive