Which Factor Allows Inheritance Patterns for a Specific Trait or Health

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which factor allows inheritance patterns for a specific trait or health problem to be traced from one family generation to another?

• A)Pleiotropy
• B)Allele segregation
• C)Regression to the mean
• D)Gene-environment interaction

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Definitions:

Strobilus

In certain plants, a conelike structure that bears spore-producing sporangia.

Rhizoids

Rhizoids are small, root-like structures found in non-vascular plants, fungi, and some protists that anchor them to surfaces and absorb nutrients.

Gametophyte

The sexual phase in the life cycle of plants and algae that produces gametes through mitosis.

Prothalli

The gametophyte stage of ferns and some other non-seed plants, which is free-living and bears the sex organs.