What Do Geneticists Use Along with Historical Records to Track

question 38

Multiple Choice

What do geneticists use along with historical records to track traits through many generations of a family?  

• A) Epidemiology
• B) Punnett square
• C) DNA polymorphisms
• D) Mitochondrial analysis
• E) Pedigree

Identify and understand the diverse cultural backgrounds of patients and their influences on health beliefs and practices.

Recognize the importance of cultural events and rites of passage in various communities.

Utilize effective communication strategies with patients from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds.

Understand and apply the concept of acculturation and its impact on health care practices.

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Definitions:

Fertilization

The union of the ovum and sperm.

Recessive

Pertaining to a gene that is expressed in the phenotype only when its allele is identical, needing two copies (one from each parent) to exhibit the trait.

Dominant

Referring to a trait, gene, or characteristic that supersedes another in genetic expression when both are present.

Ovum

The female sex cell, or egg.