If a Man Had Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy,a Mitochondrial DNA-Carried

question 5

Multiple Choice

If a man had Leber hereditary optic neuropathy,a mitochondrial DNA-carried disease,what is the probability of him passing the trait on to his offspring?

• A) 100%
• B) 75%
• C) 0%
• D) There is not enough information to determine the probability.

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Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a pause, without the need for further conditioning.

Classical Conditioning

A method of learning where, through continuous pairing, a reaction initially induced by a second stimulus comes to be provoked by the first stimulus instead.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.

Discrimination

Discriminatory actions or attitudes against people belonging to distinct categories, mainly due to factors like ethnicity, age, or sexual orientation.