If a genetic disorder is caused by a dominant allele, individuals with which of the following genotypes would be affected by the disorder?

a. AA and aa
b. aa and Aa
c. AA and Aa
d. AA, Aa, and aa


c. AA and Aa

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A. Diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, epilepsy, schizophrenia, and clinical depression are all complex traits. B. Cystic fibrosis, sickle-cell anemia, and phenylketonuria are simple Mendelian disorders. C. The majority of birth anomalies result only from genetic risk factors. D. Many genes that contribute to complex traits are clustered on the same chromosome. E. Many genes that contribute to complex traits arose through the process of duplication of a single gene followed by divergence over time, generating a family of genes near one another with related functions.

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Which of the following is the correct sequence of geological eras, going from oldest to most recent?

1.Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic 2.Cenozoic, Paleozoic, Mesozoic 3.Mesozoic, Cenozoic, Paleozoic 4.Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic

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BRCA1 and BRCA2

a. are called cancer genes. b. code for tumor suppressing proteins. c. are involved in DNA repair mechanisms. d. in their mutated forms often occur in cancerous breast cells. e. are all of these.

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Which vitamin is converted to its active form in the kidney?

a. A b. B12 c. C d. D e. E

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