Brock's Father Has Inherited a Mitochondrial Disease

question 1

True/False

Brock's father has inherited a mitochondrial disease. Is Brock in danger of also having this disease?

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Definitions:

Paternalist Ethos

A belief system advocating a hierarchical relationship between groups or individuals, whereby those in authority adopt a fatherly role of providing for and directing those under their care.

Hierarchical Society

A social system in which individuals are ranked one above the other according to status, authority, or some other criterion, creating layers of superiority and inferiority.

Sexual Exploitation

The abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust for sexual purposes; this includes profiting monetarily, socially, or politically from the sexual exploitation of another.