When the Alleles from the Two Parents Are Different,the Child

question 29

Multiple Choice

When the alleles from the two parents are different,the child is described as:

• A) a carrier for that trait
• B) heterozygous
• C) homozygous
• D) polygenically determined

Explain the significance of the Babinski reflex in infants and adults.

Understand the role of sensory, motor, and interneurons in reflex actions.

Relate specific nerves to their role in various reflexes.

Describe the mechanism of crossed extensor reflexes and their significance.

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Definitions:

Geometric Isomerism

Form of stereoisomerism in which molecules with the same structural formula but different spatial orientations of substituents around a double bond or ring structure are described.

Alkenes

Hydrocarbons that contain at least one carbon-carbon double bond, part of the unsaturated compounds class, which are involved in a variety of chemical reactions.

4-Ethylhept-1-Ene

A hydrocarbon molecule, which is an example of an alkene with a seven-carbon chain and an ethyl group at the fourth carbon.

Alkene

A hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon double bond, characterized by the prefix 'ene'.