Which Description Is the Best Example of "Genomic Imprinting

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which description is the best example of "genomic imprinting"?

• A)A child inherits a trait that his paternal grandfather expressed but that his father did not express.
• B)Boys can inherit only masculine traits from their fathers because women do not have a Y chromosome.
• C)There is a qualitative difference in some gene alleles based on whether they are inherited from the mother or the father.
• D)When the number of sex chromosomes is greater than normal, the resulting individual is most often infertile.

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Definitions:

Behavior Therapy Technique

A range of treatments and strategies used to alter maladaptive behaviors and reinforce desirable ones.

Aversion Therapy

Form of behavioral therapy in which an undesirable behavior is paired with an aversive stimulus to reduce the frequency of the behavior.

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique used to reduce anxiety through gradual exposure to the feared object or situation, coupled with relaxation exercises.

Token Economy

The use of objects called tokens to reinforce behavior in which the tokens can be accumulated and exchanged for desired items or privileges.