You Are Examining a Human Pedigree for a Trait

question 181

Multiple Choice

You are examining a human pedigree for a trait. You notice that an offspring can be affected even if neither parent is affected. This immediately tells you that the trait is:

• A)dominant.
• B)recessive.
• C)epistatic.
• D)produced by multiple alleles.
• E)incomplete penetrance.

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Definitions:

Precognition

The purported psychic ability to see or know about events before they happen.

Precognition

The ability or claimed ability to see or know about events before they happen, often regarded as a psychic phenomenon.

Clairvoyance

The alleged skill of obtaining insights about a thing, individual, place, or physical occurrence without using the five common senses, instead relying on extrasensory perception.

Telepathy

The purported transmission of information from one person to another without using any known human sensory channels or physical interaction.