How do scientists, lacking the ability to make controlled genetic crosses in humans, study the inheritance of and give genetic counseling on human genetic disorders?
What will be an ideal response?
Pedigree analysis can be done by compiling phenotypic records from both families over several generations. This can determine the likelihood that a particular allele is present in either family.
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A) altitude B) adiabatic rate C) temperature D) chemical composition E) friction.
Which is the simplest of all levels of organization?
A. atom B. cell C. organ D. organism E. population
Which of the following relationships is incorrectly paired?
a. schooling fish?aggregated distribution b. nesting seabirds?random dispersion c. grove of aspen?clumped dispersion d. flour beetle larvae?random dispersion e. adult sand pine?uniform dispersion
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A) are the route by which blood flows from the atria to the ventricles B) are found only on the right side of the heart C) are the attachment sites where the pulmonary veins empty into the heart D) prevent backflow of blood in the aorta and pulmonary arteries E) are at the places where the anterior and posterior venae cavae empty into the heart