A Global Study of Parental Leave Showed That Generous Parental

question 46

Multiple Choice

A global study of parental leave showed that generous parental leave policies:

• A) created parents who never returned to work.
• B) lowered infant mortality rates.
• C) increased employees' work involvement.
• D) increased work-based child care programs.

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Definitions:

Incomplete Dominance

A genetic phenomenon where the phenotype of a heterozygote is intermediate between the phenotypes of the two homozygotes.

Recessive

A genetic trait that is expressed only when two copies of the gene carrying the trait are present, as opposed to a dominant trait where only one copy is necessary.

Phenylketonuria

A genetic disorder characterized by the body's inability to break down the amino acid phenylalanine, leading to harmful buildup.

Recessive Gene

A gene that expresses its phenotypic trait only when homozygous, as its effect is masked by a dominant gene when heterozygous.