In a World in Which People from Different Cultural Backgrounds

question 25

Multiple Choice

In a world in which people from different cultural backgrounds come into contact with one another for extended periods, anthropology offers a

• A) Solution to cultural misunderstandings.
• B) Means of learning to cope with cultural differences.
• C) Way of determining which cultural background is better under the circumstances.
• D) Set of techniques for removing cultural barriers.

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Definitions:

Gene Effect

The influence that a gene has on the phenotype or traits of an organism, including physical characteristics and behaviors.

Codominant

In genetics, a condition where two different alleles for a genetic trait are expressed simultaneously without one being recessive to the other.

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.