The Introduction of Chlorpromazine in the U

question 39

Multiple Choice

The introduction of chlorpromazine in the U.S.in 1955 marked the last year in which

• A)the rate of imprisonment declined.
• B)the major pharmaceutical companies reported net losses.
• C)the population of mental hospitals increased.
• D)schizophrenia was a major cause of suicide.

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Definitions:

Landsteiner

Karl Landsteiner was an Austrian biologist and physician, best known for discovering the ABO blood group system in 1901.

Heterozygous Dihybrid

An individual possessing two different alleles for two traits, resulting from the cross of parents differing in two specific traits.

Genotype

The genetic constitution of an organism, determining specific characteristics by encoding instructions for proteins.

AaMm

Represents a genotype consisting of two different alleles, Aa, for one trait and two different alleles, Mm, for another trait, indicating a hybrid individual.