Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true?

• A)kids who engage in the most serious forms of delinquency are more likely to be members of the lower class
• B)chronic offenders commit a significant portion of all delinquent acts
• C)those who demonstrate antisocial tendencies at a very early age are more likely to commit more crimes for a longer duration
• D)all of the above a true

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Definitions:

Dominant Alleles

Alleles that mask the effect of other alleles for the same gene in heterozygous individuals, determining the phenotype.

Recessive Alleles

Genetic variations that must be present in two copies (homozygous) to express a trait, as opposed to dominant alleles that require only one copy.

Epistasis

An interaction between genes where the presence or absence of alleles of one gene influences the expression of another gene.

Alleles

Alleles are alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome, contributing to genetic variation in populations.