When Wild-Type Offspring Are Produced from a Cross Between Parents

question 40

Multiple Choice

When wild-type offspring are produced from a cross between parents that both display the same recessive phenotype, this illustrates the genetic phenomenon of ________.

• A) simple recessive alleles
• B) incomplete penetrance
• C) complementation
• D) gene dosage
• E) a spontaneous mutation

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Definitions:

Cerebral Lobes

Divisions of the brain's cerebrum that are responsible for different functions; namely the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes.

Simple Reflex

A basic, automatic physiological response to a specific stimulus, involving a simple neural path.

Central Nervous System

The part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord, which coordinates and controls body activities.

Synaptic Vesicles

Membrane-bound sacs located within axon terminals, responsible for storing neurotransmitters that are released into the synaptic gap during neurotransmission.