Cruickshank's Work Was Important for All of the Following Reasons

question 36

Multiple Choice

Cruickshank's work was important for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

• A)the children he studied had cerebral palsy,definitely caused by brain damage.
• B)most of the children had average intelligence.
• C)he was among the first to have an educational program for children with characteristics of what is now called ADHD.
• D)he showed that hyperactivity could exist concomitantly with intellectual disabilities.

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Definitions:

Recessive Gene

A gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical and not masked by a dominant gene in the pair.

Heterozygous

A genetic condition in which an individual has two different alleles of a gene, one inherited from each parent, contributing to genetic diversity.

Hereditary Transmission

The process by which genetic information is passed from parents to their offspring, determining inherited traits.

Genes

Units of heredity made up of DNA that act as instructions to make molecules called proteins, influencing how organisms develop and function.