PKU Is a Human Disease in Which the Affected Individual

question 86

Multiple Choice

PKU is a human disease in which the affected individual is unable to metabolize the amino acid,phenylalanine.Symptoms of this disease include mental retardation,a lack of pigmentation,and black urine.PKU is an example of

• A) epistasis.
• B) pleiotropy.
• C) incomplete dominance.
• D) co-dominance.
• E) complete dominance.

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Definitions:

False Sensory Perceptions

Experiences where individuals perceive things that are not present, often referred to as hallucinations in the context of psychiatric conditions.

Compulsions

Actions or thoughts that an individual is compelled to perform repeatedly, in response to overwhelming obsessions or based on strict rules that must be adhered to.

Delusions

False beliefs held with strong conviction despite superior evidence to the contrary, often occurring in psychiatric conditions.

Hallucinations

Perception of something not present, such as hearing or seeing something that isn't there, often associated with psychiatric conditions or neurological disorders.