Hernán Cortés Was Aided in His Conquest of the Aztec

question 6

Multiple Choice

Hernán Cortés was aided in his conquest of the Aztec empire by all of the following EXCEPT:

• A)people subjugated by the Aztecs who wanted to rebel.
• B)a consort who was indigenous and spoke the common language of the empire.
• C)the European rifles he had brought with him.
• D)European bacteria.
• E)the tactical planning of his native allies.

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Definitions:

Codominance

A genetic scenario where two alleles are both expressed equally in the phenotype of the heterozygote, instead of one being dominant over the other.

Epistasis

A genetic interaction where the effect of one gene is modified by one or several other genes, which can mask or suppress the expression of the first gene.

Test Cross

A genetic experiment involving the breeding of an individual of unknown genotype with a homozygous recessive individual, to determine the unknown genotype.

Phenotype

The set of observable characteristics or traits of an organism, resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment.