What Is the Term Used for the First Individual Identified

question 23

Multiple Choice

What is the term used for the first individual identified in a family to be affected by a phenotype?

• A) Pedigree
• B) Heterozygote
• C) Product
• D) Proband

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Definitions:

Generation X

A demographic cohort following the Baby Boomers and preceding Millennials, typically born between the mid-1960s and early 1980s.

Generation Y

Another term for Millennials, referring to the demographic cohort born approximately between the early 1980s and the late 1990s to early 2000s.

Baby Boomers

Individuals born approximately between 1946 and 1964, characterized by a significant increase in birth rates following World War II.

Traditionalists

Individuals or groups who adhere to long-established practices and are resistant to modern changes.