Hakeem, given up for adoption as an infant, has red-green color blindness. Is this fact useful in helping him to track down his biological father? Explain
What will be an ideal response?
This condition is sex-linked and, since Hakeem is a male, means that he inherited the trait from his mother. Thus, he will need to find something else to narrow the field in his search for his biological dad.
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example of ____.
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photomicrograph. a. standard light b. phase contrast c. Nomarski process light d. transmission electron e. scanning electron
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by the same lobe of the pituitary. Select the exception. a. antidiuretic hormone b. prolactin c. corticotropin d. somatotropin e. luteinizing hormone
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A) chorion B) yolk sac C) allantois D) amnion