By the End of World War II, Chiang Kai-Shek's Army

question 4

Multiple Choice

By the end of World War II, Chiang Kai-shek's army could best be described as

• A) poorly fed but in good spirits.
• B) much diminished in numbers and increasingly corrupt.
• C) respected and full of confidence that they would prevail.
• D) both demoralized and ill-equipped.
• E) anxious to finish off Mao and his forces before another winter passed.

Understand genetic inheritance patterns, including dominant-recessive, polygenic inheritance, and genomic imprinting.

Recognize the genetic basis for certain traits and diseases and how they are passed on.

Explain the biological process leading to twins, including monozygotic and dizygotic twins.

Describe modern genetic techniques for gender selection and disease prevention.

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