Dr. Ming hypothesizes that a particular gene is involved in intelligence. He breeds a strain of mice that have had this particular gene removed to see if they show an impaired ability to solve problems compared to mice that have not had this gene removed
This is an example of a ______________ study.
A) transgenic
B) anthropometric
C) psychometric
D) gene knockout
Answer: D
Rationale: Gene knockout (KO) studies involve removing a specific gene thought to be involved in a trait (such as intelligence) and testing the effects of removing the gene by comparing behavior of animals without the gene with those that have it.
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