A 14-Year-Old Boy with Chronic Anemia Is Being Evaluated After

question 22

Multiple Choice

A 14-year-old boy with chronic anemia is being evaluated after experiencing several episodes of chest, back, and extremity pain.  Peripheral blood smear shows sickle-shaped red cells.  Genetic testing reveals that the patient is homozygous for a point mutation in the beta-globin gene, resulting in a glutamic acid to valine substitution at position 6.  Sequencing of the beta-globin gene would most likely reveal which of the following changes? (The genetic code is shown in the figure below.)

• A)CAA → GTT
• B)CAT → CTT
• C)TTA → CTA
• D)GAA → GUA
• E)GAG → GTG
• F)GTA → GAA

Recognize the role of precommitment devices in overcoming procrastination and enhancing decision-making consistency.

Explore the dynamics of market transactions and the effect of rejection threats on prices, products, and consumer-seller cooperation.

Assess the outcomes of economic experiments, such as the dictator and ultimatum games, to infer patterns of fairness, cooperation, and altruism in economic behavior.

Understand the key components and events of Radical Reconstruction in the South.

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Definitions:

Domain-specific Adaptation

Adaptations or adjustments that are specific to particular areas or fields of activity.

Domain-general Adaptation

A concept referring to the ability or process of adjusting or conforming across various areas or situations, not limited to a specific field or domain.

Controlled Process

A type of cognitive processing that requires deliberate, effortful attention and is often contrasted with automatic processes.

Adaptations

Attributes that improve an individual’s prospects for survival and reproduction.