A System Is One Level of Organization Higher Than a Tissue

question 69

True/False

A system is one level of organization higher than a tissue.

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Definitions:

Dominant Gene

An allele that expresses its phenotypic effect even when heterozygous with a recessive allele, determining the characteristic it codes for.

Recessive Gene

A gene that must be present on both chromosomes in a pair to express a recessive trait, unlike a dominant gene where only one is necessary for the trait to be expressed.

Cystic Fibrosis

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