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A Doctor Is Testing the Effectiveness of a New Antibiotic

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A doctor is testing the effectiveness of a new antibiotic. He gives the first group of patients a placebo, a second group receives antibiotic A while the third group receives antibiotic B. Which of the groups is considered the control group?


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Recessive Gene

A gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical.

Coin Toss

A Coin Toss is a method of making a random decision between two alternatives by flipping a coin into the air and seeing which side lands face up.

Inherited Traits

Characteristics or attributes that are passed down from parent organisms to their offspring through their genes.

Sex-Linked Traits

Traits associated with genes located on sex chromosomes, often displaying different patterns of inheritance in males and females due to their chromosomal configuration.

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