Which Term Means an Opening Created by Surgical, Traumatic, or Pathologic

question 97

Multiple Choice

Which term means an opening created by surgical, traumatic, or pathologic means between two normally distinct organs or spaces?

• A) Adhesion
• B) Anastomosis
• C) Anus
• D) Bolus

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Definitions:

Inbreeding

The mating of closely related individuals, which can increase the chance of offspring inheriting identical copies of genes from both parents, potentially leading to a greater risk of recessive genetic disorders.

Deleterious Alleles

Deleterious alleles are variants of genes that negatively affect the fitness or survival of an individual carrying them.

Homozygosity

The state of having two identical alleles at a particular gene locus, leading to the expression of a specific trait.

Fixing Beneficial Allele

The process by which a beneficial genetic variation becomes established, or fixed, in a population, often leading to evolutionary advantages.