In-Text Figure Based Questions

question 129

Multiple Choice

In-Text Figure Based Questions
-What types of inheritance are involved in the following phenotypes-nearsightedness, normal vision, and red-green color blindness? (Figure 29-15)

• A) simple inheritance; polygenic inheritance; sex-linked inheritance
• B) polygenic inheritance; sex-linked inheritance; sex-linked inheritance
• C) sex-linked inheritance; polygenic inheritance; polygenic inheritance
• D) polygenic inheritance; simple inheritance; polygenic inheritance
• E) simple inheritance; simple inheritance; sex-linked inheritance

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

Waiving prospective gains from various alternatives by settling on one option.

Foregone Alternative

The option or course of action that is given up when another is chosen; closely related to the concept of opportunity cost.

Opportunity Cost

The charge of rejecting the following prime opportunity in the process of decision-making.

Sunk Costs

Sunk costs are expenditures that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered, and should not affect future investment decisions or operations.