The Virus That Causes Hepatitis Type "C" Is Thought to Be

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Multiple Choice

The virus that causes Hepatitis type "C" is thought to be

• A) as infectious as the virus that causes AIDS.
• B) one-tenth as infectious as the virus that causes AIDS.
• C) 10 times as infectious as the virus that causes AIDS.
• D) 10 times as infectious as the virus that causes Hepatitis type "B" infection.

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Definitions:

Allele

One of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.

Blending Inheritance

An outdated theory of heredity proposing that the traits of offspring are a uniform blend of the parents' traits.

Dominant Alleles

Alleles that mask the effect of other alleles for the same gene in heterozygous individuals, determining the phenotype.

Recessive Alleles

Genetic variations that must be present in two copies (homozygous) to express a trait, as opposed to dominant alleles that require only one copy.