Research on the Relationship Between Urbanization and Health Status in 19^th

question 7

True/False

Research on the relationship between urbanization and health status in 19^th and 20^th century American cities has found that inhabitants of large cities were healthier than inhabitants of rural areas or small towns.

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Definitions:

Alleles

Various forms of the same gene, arising by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome, responsible for variation in inherited characteristics.

Offspring

The product of reproduction, a new organism produced by one or more parents.

Meiosis

A process of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms that reduces the number of chromosomes in reproductive cells to half, leading to the production of gametes or spores.

Parental Chromosome Number

The parental chromosome number refers to the specific number of chromosomes found in the genetic material an organism inherits from its parents, typically half from each.