According to the Text,membership in Both Nuclear and Extended Families

question 10

Multiple Choice

According to the text,membership in both nuclear and extended families is determined by which of the following?

• A)personal beliefs about who belongs in the family
• B)household membership
• C)genetic or "blood" relationship,marriage,and adoption
• D)the federal government,so that definitions are consistent across provinces

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Definitions:

Sexual Reproduction

A biological process that creates a new organism by combining the genetic materials of two organisms.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in the production of gametes or spores.

Homologous Chromosomes

Chromosomes that are similar in length, gene position, and centromere location, carrying the same type of genetic information from each parent, making a pair in a diploid cell.

Anaphase I

A stage in meiosis I where homologous chromosomes separate and are pulled to opposite poles of the cell, unlike in mitosis where sister chromatids separate.