Traits that ____ tend to display the all-or-none pattern of phenotypic expression.
a. show simple dominance/recessiveness
b. are codominant
c. are polygenic
d. are developed experientially via learning
Question 2Progress in effective communication during childhood is
a. attributable to the quickening of telegraphic speech.
b. mainly due to the growth of the LAD.
c. mainly due to the containment of the naming explosion.
d. due both to gains in cognitive skills and sociolinguistic understanding.
Question 3Which of these traits is NOT polygenic?
a. Body height
b. Skin color
c. Body weight
d. Hemophilic blood clotting
Question 4When compared with preschoolers, older children are especially more proficient at
a. speaking with holophrases.
b. giving accurate referential descriptions.
c. generating and using creole.
d. understanding motherese.
Question 5____ traits are those for which the phenotype typically can display many continuous variations rather than appearing in an all-or-none fashion.
a. Polygenic
b. Mendelian
c. Genetically counseled
d. Genetically imprinted