Population Rates Slowed to ____ Percent a Year

question 68

Multiple Choice

Population rates slowed to ____ percent a year.

• A)1
• B)2
• C)5
• D)10
• E)20

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Definitions:

Down Syndrome

A genetic disorder caused by the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21, characterized by physical features, developmental delays, and varying degrees of intellectual disability.

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A genetic phenomenon in which neither allele is dominant over the other, resulting in a phenotype that is a blend of both alleles.

Recessive Gene

A gene that expresses its traits only when paired with an identical gene, as opposed to a dominant gene's traits which can manifest with only one copy.

Heterozygous Pair

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