Inversions Are Most Likely to Affect an Organism's Phenotype

question 9

Multiple Choice

Inversions are most likely to affect an organism's phenotype

• A)if one or both of the inversion's breakpoints lies within the transcribed region of a gene.
• B)if the inversion's breakpoints are on either side of a gene and its regulatory regions and the entire gene is reversed in the genome.
• C)if the inversion is pericentric.
• D)if the inversion is paracentric.
• E)if the inversion is small.

---

Definitions:

Cataplexy

A sudden and uncontrollable muscle weakness or paralysis often triggered by strong emotions such as laughter.

Korsakoff's Syndrome

A chronic memory disorder caused by severe deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), most commonly associated with long-term alcoholism.

Sense Of Smell

The ability to perceive and distinguish different odors, an important sense that contributes to taste and environmental awareness.

Size Constancy

A perceptual process allowing individuals to perceive the size of an object as constant, despite changes in the distance or angle from which it is viewed.