The Likelihood That Schizophrenia Is a Polygenic Abnormality Explains

question 101

Multiple Choice

The likelihood that schizophrenia is a polygenic abnormality explains

• A) why researchers cannot seem to find one site for a schizophrenic gene.
• B) why there are differences in severity among those with the disorder.
• C) why risk of having the disorder increases with the number of affected relatives in the family.
• D) all of the above

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Definitions:

Metabolic Mechanisms

The biochemical processes that occur within a living organism to maintain life.

Saclike Lungs

Lungs that consist of air sacs, facilitating gas exchange in various organisms, particularly birds, allowing for efficient respiration.

Regulating Body Temperature

The process by which living organisms maintain their internal temperature within a tolerable range, despite external changes.

Uric Acid

(uric acid) The principal nitrogenous excretory product of insects, birds, and reptiles; a relatively insoluble end product of protein metabolism; also occurs in mammals as an end product of purine metabolism.