Suppose That Your Mother and Father Are Both Healthy but Carry

question 49

Multiple Choice

Suppose that your mother and father are both healthy but carry the allele for cystic fibrosis, which is caused by a recessive allele. What are the odds of you having at least one allele for the disorder?

• A) 1 in 4
• B) 1 in 2
• C) 3 in 4
• D) 1

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Definitions:

Manipulative

Describing behavior that is skilful at influencing or controlling others to one's own advantage, often in a deceitful or unfair way.

Intellectualization

Intellectualization is a defense mechanism where reasoning is used to block confrontation with an unconscious conflict and its associated emotional stress.

Sublimation

A defense mechanism in which socially unacceptable impulses are transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior.

Projection

A defense mechanism where individuals attribute their own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, and motives to another person.