Worldwide, ________ Deficiencies Are More Prevalent in Pregnant Women and Young

question 62

Multiple Choice

Worldwide, ________ deficiencies are more prevalent in pregnant women and young children than adult males.

• A)iron
• B)copper
• C)zinc
• D)iodine

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Definitions:

Incomplete Dominance

A genetic phenomenon where the phenotype of a heterozygote is intermediate between the phenotypes of the two homozygotes.

Thalassemia

A blood disorder characterized by the body producing an abnormal form of hemoglobin, resulting in anemia.

Polymorphism

The occurrence of something in multiple forms or variants, frequently used in genetics to describe the variation in DNA sequence among individuals.

Homologous Pairs

Pairs of chromosomes, one inherited from each parent, that contain the same genes at the same loci but may have different alleles.