A Recessive Allele Is One

question 45

Multiple Choice

A recessive allele is one:

• A)that is not expressed as strongly as a dominant allele.
• B)whose effect is masked by a dominant allele.
• C)that appears only in a heterozygote.
• D)that produces no effect when present in the homozygous condition.
• E)that must be lethal in the homozygous condition.

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Definitions:

Experimenter Bias

An unwanted influence on research outcomes due to the researcher's expectations, preferences, or beliefs potentially affecting the data or interpretation.

Research Participant Bias

In an experiment, the influence of participants’ expectations, and of their thoughts on how they should behave, on their behavior.

Confederate

A person who is given a role to play in a study so that the social context can be manipulated.

Social Context

The environmental and interpersonal relationships which influence the behaviors, beliefs, and attitudes of individuals.