When Attempting to Determine If Someone Is "Whole-Brain Dead," a Physician

question 33

Multiple Choice

When attempting to determine if someone is "whole-brain dead," a physician would be unlikely to ask,

• A) "Do the brain cells still contain neurotransmitters?"
• B) "Does the body respond to a pinprick?"
• C) "Has there been any movement for the past hour?"
• D) "Is the person in a coma?"

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Definitions:

Recessive Allele

A variant of a gene that must be inherited from both parents in order to manifest its trait, as opposed to a dominant allele where only one copy is needed for expression.

Heterozygous Individuals

Organisms that have two different alleles for a given gene, resulting in genetic variation.

Phenotypic Expression

Phenotypic expression is the observable physical and physiological traits of an organism resulting from the interaction of its genetic makeup with the environment.