Dieting as a Method of Controlling Weight Has Proved Ineffective

question 34

Multiple Choice

Dieting as a method of controlling weight has proved ineffective in part because

• A) weight gain occurs more rapidly after each episode of dieting is terminated.
• B) the diet causes metabolism to increase such that the body becomes highly efficient in using the calories that are available.
• C) the body lacks a set point for regulating weight.
• D) most people have a set point that is set too high.

Explain the role of mutations in evolutionary processes and genetic diversity.

Distinguish between transitions and transversions and their likelihood to cause mutations.

Identify the biological effects and the clinical significance of mutations in regulatory genes.

Understand the concepts of mutational hot spots and their implications for genetic mutations and disease.

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