Which Child Best Exemplifies the Homozygous Inheritance of a Recessive

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which child best exemplifies the homozygous inheritance of a recessive genetic disease:

• A) a child who will have cystic fibrosis
• B) a child with two dominant alleles for the disease
• C) a child who will NOT get cystic fibrosis.
• D) a child who will be a heterozygous carrier for cystic fibrosis
• E) a child with a balanced polymorphism.

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Definitions:

Complementary Goods

Products or services that are used together, where the use or consumption of one enhances the value of the other.

Demand SHIFT

A change in the market demand curve, where at every price level, the quantity demanded of a good increases or decreases due to factors other than its price such as consumer preferences, income, or the price of other goods.

Complement

A good whose demand increases when the price of another good decreases. Examples include a parking lot and shopping mall or a hamburger and a hamburger bun.

Demand Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded by consumers at various price levels.