Which Statement About the Effect of Genes on Eating Disorders

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the effect of genes on eating disorders is true?

• A)Eating disorders are passed from parent to child by way of a single gene.
• B)Inherited abnormalities in the levels of dopamine may contribute.
• C)A defect in a melanocortin 4 receptor gene was found in binge eaters.
• D)These disorders are caused by environmental and social factors,genes do not contribute.

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Definitions:

Unit Elasticity

Demand or supply for which the elasticity coefficient is equal to 1; means that the percentage change in the quantity demanded or quantity supplied is equal to the percentage change in price.

Inelastic

A description of a product or service's demand when consumers' demand is relatively insensitive to price changes.

Price Elasticity of Demand Coefficient

A metric that determines how the demand for a product reacts to adjustments in its price.