Tendency to rely too heavily on one trait or piece of information when making decisions is called ____ .
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Ans: anchoring
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The signal from the environment that triggers a stereotyped behavior is a
A. conditioned reflex. B. fixed action pattern. C. reinforcing stimulus. D. releasing mechanism. E. key stimulus (sign stimulus).
The introduction of normal genes into an afflicted individual for therapeutic use is called
A. human cloning. B. proteomics. C. genetic profiling. D. gene therapy.
What is the ultimate source of variability in offspring?
a. Okazaki fragments b. DNA repairs c. nucleosomes d. mutations
In sporadic cases of retinoblastoma, only two gene mutations are thought to be necessary in the same cell for a tumor to develop. This happens when an organism inherits a mutant allele and a wild-type allele forms the parents. When the wild-type allele
is mutated, resulting in tumorigenesis, this process is called, ________. A) gain of heterozygosity B) metastasizing C) attenuation D) loss of heterozygosity E) recombination