Richard and Danita Are Negotiating the Sale of Richard's Car

question 8

Multiple Choice

Richard and Danita are negotiating the sale of Richard's car.Danita had been present a few months earlier when Richard bragged to a group of friends that his car got 33 miles to a gallon in city driving,which was an exaggeration.Before they agree on a price for the car,Richard:

• A) is under no obligation to disclose the actual mileage per gallon unless Danita specifically asks him.
• B) is under an obligation to disclose the actual mileage per gallon regardless of whether Danita specifically asks him because he knows she is relying on his earlier erroneous statement.
• C) need not say anything about the mileage per gallon because nondisclosure of a fact cannot amount to misrepresentation.
• D) must, under any circumstances, reveal the actual mileage per gallon because failure to disclose a material fact always constitutes fraud.

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Definitions:

Unlinked

Refers to genetic markers, alleles, or genes that are not physically close to each other on the same chromosome and thus do not tend to be inherited together.

Genotype

The genetic makeup of an organism, consisting of all the DNA and genes present within its genome.

Dosage Compensation

Genetic mechanism by which the expression of X-linked genes is made equivalent in XX females and XY males; in mammals this is accomplished by rendering all but one X chromosome inactive.

X Chromosome Inactivation

A process by which one of the copies of the X chromosome present in female mammals is inactivated, ensuring that males and females have the same dose of the X chromosome genes.