What Is the Significance of Multiple Alleles

question 48

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of multiple alleles?

• A)They make it possible for one person to have more than two alleles for a gene.
• B)They are the reason one gene can affect more than one character.
• C)They are the reason the environment can affect characters.
• D)They allow for a range of traits in the population.

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Definitions:

Primary Afferents

Sensory neurons that convey impulses from the skin to the spinal cord.

Peripheral Nervous System

Part of the nervous system that consists of the nerves and ganglia outside of the brain and spinal cord, involved in connecting the CNS to limbs and organs.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical messengers in the nervous system that transmit signals between neurons or between neurons and muscles.

Sensor Afferents

Nerves that carry sensory signals from the periphery of the body towards the central nervous system.