Which of the Following Criteria for Allocating Scarce Resources Have

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following criteria for allocating scarce resources have been rejected by most ethicists?

• A) Wealth
• B) Political importance
• C) Moral worth
• D) All of the above

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Recessive Gene

A gene that is not expressed in the phenotype unless two copies are present, one from each parent.

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An individual possessing one copy of a mutated gene that can lead to a genetic disorder if passed to offspring, typically not affected themselves.

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