In Africa, Children Who Inherit a Single Sickle Cell Allele

question 111

Multiple Choice

In Africa, children who inherit a single sickle cell allele are more resistant to malarial infection and more likely to survive. This demonstrates ______.

• A) that nature is more influential than nurture
• B) the epigenetic framework
• C) that mutations can sometimes be beneficial
• D) the purpose of behavioral genetics

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Definitions:

Nervous System

The system of neurons and neural pathways that convey nerve signals throughout the body, ensuring coordination of bodily functions and sensory data.

Axon Terminals

The distal terminations of an axon, responsible for transmitting signals to other neurons or muscle cells through synapses.

Dendrites

Branch-like extensions of neurons that receive signals from other neurons.

Axon

A long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that typically conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.