A Patient Is Seen by His Physician, Who Determines That

question 12

Multiple Choice

A patient is seen by his physician, who determines that he has a defective gene that codes for an inactive form of the hormone leptin. This patient

• A) drinks too much fluid
• B) does not drink enough fluids
• C) has very little appetite
• D) has a voracious appetite
• E) has bouts of uncontrollable vomiting

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Definitions:

Recessive Genes

Genes that are expressed in offspring only when inherited from both parents, as opposed to dominant genes, which are expressed when inherited from just one parent.

Genetically Inherited Factors

Characteristics and traits passed from parents to offspring through their genes.

Conj

Short for "conjunction," it is a logical connector indicating that two statements, terms, or conditions must be true simultaneously.

Add

To combine two or more quantities or values to find their total.