Understanding the Cultural and Ethnic Differences Between African American and European

question 46

Multiple Choice

Understanding the cultural and ethnic differences between African American and European American family structures falls under which controversy?

• A)nature-nurture
• B)continuity-discontinuity
• C)stability-change
• D)universal versus context-specific

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Definitions:

Genetic Loci

Specific locations or positions on a chromosome where a gene or genetic marker is situated.

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.