To Express a Polygenic Trait

question 6

Multiple Choice

To express a polygenic trait:

• A) Genes must interact with the environment.
• B) Several genes must act together.
• C) Multiple mutations must occur in the same family.
• D) Penetrance must occur.

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Theories of Science, Technology, and Society

Interdisciplinary frameworks that explore how scientific knowledge, technological innovations, and societal conditions influence each other.

Agency-Structure Integration

A theoretical perspective that emphasizes the interrelation between individual (agency) actions and overarching social structures, proposing a reciprocal influence rather than viewing them as separate entities.

Micro-Macro Integration

A conceptual approach in sociology that seeks to understand the connections and interactions between individual (micro-level) behaviors and broader societal (macro-level) structures.

Ethnomethodology

A sociological perspective focused on the ways people use everyday conversation and gestures to construct a shared social reality.