The Statement "A Child Is More Closely Related to Its

question 53

Multiple Choice

The statement "a child is more closely related to its mother than to its father" is

• A) not true because there is an equal contribution from both parents.
• B) true because the egg contains more than just DNA and the sperm only contributes DNA.
• C) not true because the egg only contributes DNA, while the sperm contributes enzymes from the acrosome and mitochondria.
• D) true because the mother's blood flows into the umbilical cord and, therefore, the baby shares the mother's blood.
• E) true because it is possible for a woman to become pregnant without the sperm.

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Definitions:

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