Which of These Laws Prohibit the Use of a Victim's

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of these laws prohibit the use of a victim's previous sexual history to be used in a trial against his or her perpetrator?

• A) rape shield laws
• B) victim protection laws
• C) victim privacy laws
• D) victimization shield laws

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Definitions:

Recessive Traits

Genetic characteristics that are expressed in offspring only when two copies of the gene are present, one from each parent.

Dosage Compensation

A mechanism that ensures equal expression of genes from the sex chromosomes despite the difference in chromosome number between males and females.

X-Linked Gene

A gene located on the X chromosome, with its expression and associated traits often differentially presented in males and females due to X-chromosome inactivation or hemizygosity in males.

Independent Assortment

The principle describing how different genes independently separate from one another when reproductive cells develop.