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Multiple Choice

Suppose Dr. Barnes is a fertility specialist who studies the sex of recently fertilized ova. If her research population included all fertilized ova conceived in a population, and if she found that 1,000 of these zygotes were female, she should expect that the population would also include _____ male zygotes.

• A) 960
• B) 1,000
• C) 1,040
• D) 1,250

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Definitions:

Gene Expression

The process by which information from a gene is used to synthesize a functional gene product, often proteins, influencing the cell's structure and function.

Phenotype

The collection of traits that can be seen in a person, which emerge from the way their genetic makeup interacts with their surroundings.

Protein Activation

The process by which proteins are enabled to perform their specific biological functions, often through structural changes or binding to other molecules.

Biochemistry

The branch of science concerned with the chemical and physicochemical processes that occur within living organisms.