An Oversecretion of the Corticoids Can Cause a Condition in Which

question 34

Multiple Choice

An oversecretion of the corticoids can cause a condition in which a woman may grow a beard or a man's voice may become so low it is difficult to understand. This condition is known as

• A)acromegaly.
• B)virilism.
• C)cretinism.
• D)agnosia.

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Definitions:

Behavioral Genetics

The study of the effects of heredity on behavior.

Human Genome

The complete set of nucleic acid sequences for humans, encoding for the development and functioning of a human being.

Gene Sequence

The order of nucleotides in a DNA or RNA molecule that determines the genetic information of an organism.

Heterozygous

Inheriting from parents different forms of a gene for a given trait.