The Medication That Reduces Hypertension in Middle-Aged Adults Can _____

question 24

Multiple Choice

The medication that reduces hypertension in middle-aged adults can _____ for the oldest-old.

• A) be counterproductive
• B) be more effective
• C) cause hallucinations
• D) cost too much

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Definitions:

Heterozygous

Referring to an organism that has two different alleles for a specific gene, one inherited from each parent.

Dominant Allele

An allele that expresses its phenotypic effect even when heterozygous with a recessive allele.

Recessive Allele

A variant of a gene that must be inherited from both parents in order to manifest its trait, as opposed to a dominant allele where only one copy is needed for expression.