Matching Questions Match the Anatomical Feature of the Skull with Its Function

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Multiple Choice

Matching Questions
match the anatomical feature of the skull with its function:
-foramen magnum

• A)place of attachment for large temporalis muscle
• B)structure by which mandible articulates with cranium
• C)structure by which skull articulates with spine
• D)opening through which spinal cord enters the brain case

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Definitions:

Heritability

The proportion of observed variation in a particular trait, within a population, that can be attributed to inherited genetic factors as opposed to environmental influences.

Genome Wide Association

A study approach that involves rapidly scanning markers across complete sets of DNA, or genomes, of many people to find genetic variations associated with a particular disease.

Quantitative Trait Locus

A Quantitative Trait Locus (QTL) is a region of DNA that is associated with a particular phenotypic trait, which varies in degree and can be attributed to polygenic effects.

Genetically Divergent Populations

Populations that have accumulated genetic differences due to barriers to gene flow, resulting in genetic distinction from each other.