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Human Heredity Principles
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Genetics
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Set 1: A Perspective on Human Genetics
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Set 2: Cells and Cell Division
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Set 3: Transmission of Genes from Generation to Generation
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Set 4: Pedigree Analysis in Human Genetics
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Set 5: The Inheritance of Complex Traits
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Set 6: Cytogenetics - Karyotypes and Chromosome Aberrations
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Set 7: Development and Sex Determination
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Set 8: The Structure - Replication - and Chromosomal Organization of DNA
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Set 9: Gene Expression and Gene Regulation
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Set 10: From Proteins to Phenotypes
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Set 11: Genome Alterations - Mutation and Epigenetics
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Set 12: Genes and Cancer
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Set 13: An Introduction to Genetic Technology
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Set 14: Biotechnology and Society
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Set 15: Genomes and Genomics
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Set 16: Reproductive Technology - Genetic Testing - and Gene Therapy
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Set 17: Genes and The Immune System
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Set 18: Genetics of Behavior
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Set 19: Population Genetics and Human Evolution
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Set 19 Population Genetics And Human Evolution
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Set 19 Population Genetics And Human Evolution
Question 1
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The relatively high percentage of individuals in West Africa who are heterozygous for the sickle cell trait is an example of _____.
A) natural selection
B) genetic drift
C) spontaneous mutational spread
D) heterozygote disadvantage
E) the founder effect
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Question 2
(True False)
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The availability of genomic data has allowed scientists to construct more accurate phylogenetic trees than those based on fossil evidence alone.
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Question 3
(True False)
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Hardy and Weinberg showed that the allele frequencies in a non-evolving population change with successive generations.
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