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Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)

11th Edition

ISBN:9780134580999

Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Publisher:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Chapter1: The Human Body: An Orientation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1RQ: The correct sequence of levels forming the structural hierarchy is A. (a) organ, organ system,...

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1. A human female "carrier" who is heterozygous for the recessive, sex-linked trait causing red-green color blindness (or alternatively, hemophilia), marries a normal male. What proportion of their male progeny will have red-green color blindness (or alternatively, will be hemophiliac)? * a. 100% b. 75% c. 50% d. 25% e. 0% 2. A human female "carrier" who is heterozygous for the recessive, sex-linked trait red color blindness, marries a normal male.What proportion of their female progeny will show the trait? * a. All b. ½ c. ¼ d. 0 e. 3/4 3. Women have sex chromosomes of XX, and men have sex chromosomes of XY. Which of a man's grandparents could not be the source of any of the genes on his Y-chromosome? * a. Father's Mother b. Mother's Father c. Father's Father d. Mother's Mother, Mother's Father, and Father's Mother e. Mother's Mother 4. Male-pattern baldness is an example of a sex-influenced trait. The baldness allele, which causes hair loss, is influenced by the hormones testosterone and dihydrotestosterone, but only when levels of the two hormones are high. In general, males have much higher levels of these hormones than females, so the baldness allele has a stronger effect in males than in females. (B-baldness; N-full or normal) hair) If a male has NN genotype, what will be the phenotype? * a. bald b. normal c. both a and b d. either a or b

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