The Idea That Females Are Treated More Leniently Than Males

question 65

True/False

The idea that females are treated more leniently than males by the criminal justice system is referred to as the "cheater theory."

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Definitions:

Codominance

A genetic scenario where two alleles of a gene pair in a heterozygote are fully expressed, resulting in offspring with a phenotype that is neither dominant nor recessive.

ABO Blood Group

A classification system for human blood based on the presence or absence of antibodies and inherited antigenic substances on the surface of red blood cells.

X Chromosomes

are one of the two types of sex chromosomes, present in two copies in females and one in males, carrying genes important for sexual development and other functions.

X-Linked

Gene located on an X chromosome.