What Part of the Brain Is Indicated by the Line

question 2

Multiple Choice

What part of the brain is indicated by the line in the diagram?

• A) Pons
• B) Cerebrum
• C) Cerebellum
• D) Brain stem

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Definitions:

Inheritable

Refers to traits or characteristics that can be passed down from one generation to the next through genes.

Acquired Mutations

Genetic alterations that occur in an organism's lifetime rather than being inherited, often resulting from environmental factors or errors in DNA replication.

Tay-Sachs Disease

A genetic disorder caused by a deficiency of a specific enzyme, leading to the accumulation of fats in nerve cells, resulting in progressive neurodegeneration.

Recessive Allele

A variant of a gene that must be inherited from both parents to be expressed in the offspring's phenotype.