Which of the Following Statements Is INCORRECT

question 68

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

• A) Males are more likely than females to express X-linked characteristics.
• B) X-linked characteristics are almost always recessively inherited.
• C) X-linked characteristics are genes that are recessive on the X chromosome and dominant on the Y chromosome.
• D) Females with Duchenne muscular dystrophy are uncommon.
• E) Hemophilia rarely affects women.

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Definitions:

Basalt

A dark, fine-grained volcanic rock that is formed from the rapid cooling of basaltic lava at the Earth's surface.

Clasts

Fragments of geological detritus, such as minerals and rocks, formed by weathering and erosion.

Unconformity

A geological surface that represents a gap in the geological record, often due to erosion or lack of deposition over a period of time.

Cleavage

In geology, the tendency of minerals to break along flat, parallel surfaces related to the arrangement of atoms within the mineral.