Problem 1
Explain how Mendel's laws apply to multifactorial traits.
Problem 2
Choose a single-gene disease and describe how environmental factors may affect the phenotype.
Problem 3
What is the difference between a Mendelian multifactorial trait and a polygenic multifactorial trait?
Problem 4
Do all genes that contribute to a polygenic trait do so to the same degree?
Problem 6
How can skin color have a different heritability at different times of the year?
Problem 10
Describe the type of information in a(n) a. empiric risk calculation. b. twin study. c. adoption study. d. genome-wide association study.
Problem 11
Name three types of proteins that affect cardiovascular functioning and three that affect body weight.
Problem 12
What is a limitation of a genome-wide association study?
