The Testes Typically Produce ____________,Which Shape Infants' Bodies into a Form

question 66

Multiple Choice

The testes typically produce ____________,which shape infants' bodies into a form typical of males.

• A)estrogens
• B)androgens
• C)gonads
• D)Y chromosomes

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Definitions:

Polygenic Inheritance

Pattern of inheritance in which multiple genes at different sites on chromosomes affect a complex trait.

Recessive Inheritance

Pattern of inheritance in which a child receives identical recessive alleles, resulting in expression of a nondominant trait.

Dominant Inheritance

Pattern of inheritance in which, when a child receives different alleles, only the dominant one is expressed.

Polygenic Inheritance

The inheritance of traits that are determined by multiple genes, contributing to the phenotype in a cumulative or additive manner.