What Are the Implications of an Increasingly Ethnically Diverse Population

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Essay

What are the implications of an increasingly ethnically diverse population for aging in American society?

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Definitions:

Sex Chromosome

Chromosomes that determine biological sex in an organism, with common examples being XX for females and XY for males in humans and other mammals.

Achondroplasia

A genetic disorder characterized by dwarfism, specifically affecting bone growth and resulting in disproportionately short limbs.

Homozygous

Having two identical alleles at the same locus on homologous chromosomes.

Phenylketonuria (PKU)

A genetic disorder characterized by the inability to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine, leading to brain and developmental issues if untreated.