Where Are the Majority of Calcium Ions Stored in the Body

question 93

Multiple Choice

Where are the majority of calcium ions stored in the body?

• A) extracellular fluid
• B) osseous tissue
• C) loose connective tissue
• D) intracellular fluid

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Definitions:

Allelic Form

Variations of a gene that occur in the same place on a chromosome.

Recessive Allele

An allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical.

Dominant Allele

A dominant allele is one version of a gene that masks the presence of a recessive allele in the pair, meaning the trait it represents is expressed even when only one copy is present.

Codominance

A genetic scenario where two alleles of a gene are expressed equally in the phenotype of the organism, neither being recessive to the other.