Even with All of the Advances in Recent Years, Forecasting

question 139

True/False

Even with all of the advances in recent years, forecasting is typically considered more of an art than a science and it is of little use in generating accurate predictions.

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Definitions:

Chromosome

A chromosome is a long, continuous thread of DNA that contains numerous genes and regulatory elements, housed within the nucleus of every cell.

Testcross

Method of determining the genotype of an individual with a dominant phenotype: a cross between the individual and another individual known to be homozygous recessive.

Homozygous Dominant

An individual having two identical alleles for a trait on both homologous chromosomes, with both alleles being dominant.

Pleiotropy

A genetic phenomenon where a single gene influences multiple phenotypic traits, which can be seemingly unrelated.