One Particular Confound for the Use of an Adoption Study

question 83

Multiple Choice

One particular confound for the use of an adoption study of heritability is the phenomenon of ________ placement, in which a child is placed in a home that is similar to the home of the biological parents.

• A)unilateral
• B)forced
• C)matched
• D)selective

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Definitions:

G Protein-linked Receptors

A large family of cell surface receptors that detect molecules outside the cell and activate internal signal transduction pathways and cellular responses.

Transmembrane Proteins

Proteins that span the entirety of a cell membrane, facilitating a variety of functions including signaling and transport across the membrane.

Signaling Molecule

Chemicals that transfer information from one cell to another, playing a key role in biological processes and cellular responses.

Scaffold Proteins

Proteins that mediate the assembly of other proteins into complex multi-enzyme units, facilitating signal transduction and other cellular processes.