Explain the genetic process through which a person would have Fragile-X syndrome

What will be an ideal response?


key points: sex-linked recessive disorder; carried on X chromosome; "damaged" spot on X chromosome; can only be passed by mother and can manifest in either male or female children

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Attention to human speech can be demonstrated in infants

a. during the embryonic prenatal stage. b. within days after birth. c. by the age of two months. d. by the age of six months.

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Which of the following represents the null hypothesis condition for a nondirectional H1?

a. Preal = 0.49 c. Preal = 0.51 b. Pnull = 0.50 d. all of these

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During the germinal stage, the fertilized egg is now called a(n) ___________ and travels toward the uterus, where it becomes implanted in the uterus's wall

a) ovum b) sperm c) fetus d) blastocyst

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