If Strict Vegetarians Are Uninformed, for Which Vitamin Might They

question 82

Multiple Choice

If strict vegetarians are uninformed, for which vitamin might they be especially at risk for deficiency?

• A)vitamin B₁₂
• B)niacin
• C)vitamin B₆
• D)folate

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Definitions:

Alleles

Different forms of the same gene, found at the same locus on a chromosome, which vary in their nucleotide sequence and can influence the trait they control in different ways.

Beneficial Allele

A beneficial allele is a variant form of a gene that gives an organism a higher probability of survival or reproduction in a specific environment.

Allele Frequency

The relative frequency of an allele (variant of a gene) at a particular locus in a population, expressed as a fraction or percentage.

Charles II

A historical monarch, notably the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland during the Restoration period after the English Civil War.