Board Certification Is

question 71

Multiple Choice

Board certification is:

• A) mandatory.
• B) part of a criminal background check.
• C) involuntary.
• D) a form of credentialing that a physician has competency in a specific area.
• E) All of these are correct.

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Definitions:

Homozygous

State of having identical allelic genes at one or more paired loci in homologous chromosomes.

Pigmentation

The coloring of a person's skin, hair, or eyes due to the deposition of melanin, a natural pigment produced by certain cells called melanocytes.

Incomplete Dominance

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

Thalassemia

A blood disorder characterized by the body producing an abnormal form of hemoglobin, resulting in anemia.