"Starquakes" Are the Rearrangement of Material in a Neutron Star

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Multiple Choice

"Starquakes" are the rearrangement of material in a neutron star, similar to an earthquake on Earth. Which one of these statements about starquakes is correct?

• A) Starquakes are triggered by instabilities in the neutron star's magnetic field.
• B) Starquakes are caused by stresses in the crusts of neutron stars that form close binary systems and exert tremendous forces on each other.
• C) Starquakes cause glitches in the pulsar period.
• D) Starquakes cause rents in the crust of a neutron star and allow gamma rays and X-rays to escape from the interior, like the coronal holes in the Sun's atmosphere.

Understand the phenomenon of X chromosome inactivation and its significance in mammalian female cells.

Comprehend the inheritance pattern of sex-linked traits and their impact on offspring phenotypes.

Grasp the concepts of incomplete dominance and codominance in genetics.

Recognize why certain genetic traits, such as color blindness, show a sex-biased pattern of inheritance.

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