One Problem with the Genotype-As-Blueprint Analogy Is That

question 135

Multiple Choice

One problem with the genotype-as-blueprint analogy is that:

• A)environmental factors influence the actual phenotype displayed.
• B)even though genes directly control physical development and behavior the final result is never predictable.
• C)the genotype does not direct and control any aspect of development as it unfolds over the lifespan.
• D)environmental factors have little or no influence on the phenotype displayed.

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Definitions:

Iris

The iris is the colored part of the eye that surrounds the pupil and controls the amount of light entering the eye by adjusting the size of the pupil.

Amacrine Cells

Specialized cells in the retina that connect bipolar cells to ganglion cells and are involved in the integration and processing of visual information.

Retinal Ganglion Cells

Neurons located in the retina of the eye that receive visual information from photoreceptors and transmit it to the brain.

Bipolar Cells

A type of neuron in the retina that conveys signals from the photoreceptors to the ganglion cells, directly involved in visual processing.