Both Cleft Lip and Palate Have a Genetic Component,which Results

question 23

Multiple Choice

Both cleft lip and palate have a genetic component,which results in differences in the frequency of cleft lip and palate in females and males.Does cleft lip occur more often in females or males?

• A) Males
• B) Females

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Ionization Potential

The minimum amount of energy required to remove the most loosely bound electron from an isolated neutral atom or molecule.

Voltage

An electrical measurement expressing the potential difference between two points, the driving force of electric current.

Electron

A subatomic particle with a negative electric charge, fundamental to electrical phenomena and components of atoms.

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