Child Psych Final question n answers graded A+ 2023

Child Psych Final If a child receives a dominant allele for brown hair from one parent and a recessive allele for blonde hair from the other, what do we know? Select one: a. The child will be female b. We cannot predict the potential hair color of the child based upon this information c. The child will have brown hair d. The child will have blonde hair - correct answer c) the child will have brown hair The earliest detection of fetal abnormalities is possible with use of Select one: a. ultrasound. b. chorionic villus sampling. c. fetoscopy. d. amniocentesis. - correct answer b) chronic villus sampling Polygenic traits Select one: a. are transmitted by the mother. b. result in more complex characteristics. c. are transmitted by a single pair of genes. d. are uncommon in humans - correct answer b) result in more complex characteristics A couple is deciding whether or not to try and conceive a child. They meet with a health professional who asks them questions regarding their genetic heritage in order to explore whether their child might develop genetic abnormalities. This process is called Select one: a. genetic counseling. b. adoption counseling. c. chorionic villus sampling. d. prenatal testing. - correct answer a) genetic counseling Amniocentesis is not necessarily encouraged for Select one: a. women carrying the children of aging fathers. b. women over the age of 40. c. women in their early twenties with no family histories of chromosomal and/or genetic disorder d. women, or their partners, who have family histories of chromosomal and/or genetic disorders. - correct answer a) women in their early twenties with no family histories of chromosomal and/or genetic disorder Girls with Turner's syndrome Select one: a. are more likely to give birth to twins. b. are physically the same as girls who do not have Turner's syndrome. c. produce more testosterone than normal. d. produce little estrogen. - correct answer d. produce little estrogen. Roger is undergoing treatment for a sex-linked chromosomal abnormality. He is treated with testosterone replacement therapy, which fosters the growth of male sex characteristics and elevates his mood, but does not reverse his sterility. Roger is being treated for Select one: a. Turner syndrome. b. Klinefelter's syndrome. c. Down syndrome. d. "Supermale" syndrome. - correct answer b. Klinefelter's syndrome. Because Sebastian lacks access to healthy food, he may not grow to be as tall as he could. However, if healthy food becomes available, his body may "snap back into its genetically determined path." What is the term used to describe this process?