If a Test Were Available That Could Identify Those Persons

question 67

Multiple Choice

If a test were available that could identify those persons most likely to suffer heart attacks, it would be more costly and dangerous to have a

• A)hit.
• B)low cutting score.
• C)false positive.
• D)false error.

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Definitions:

Heterozygous

A genetic condition where an individual has two different alleles of a particular gene or genes.

Allele

One of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.

Blending Inheritance

An outdated theory of heredity proposing that the traits of offspring are a uniform blend of the parents' traits.

Dominant Alleles

Alleles that mask the effect of other alleles for the same gene in heterozygous individuals, determining the phenotype.