A person who has two different alleles for a given gene is termed ...

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A person who has two different alleles for a given gene is termed ___________________ _.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

A primigravida calls Labor and Delivery and tells the nurse that she is 39 weeks pregnant and that over the last 4 or 5 days, she has noticed that although her breathing has become easier, she is having leg cramps, a slight amount of edema in her
 
  lower legs, and an increased amount of vaginal secretions. The nurse tells the client that she has experienced what is commonly called: 1. Quickening.
  2. Lightening.
  3. Dilation.
  4. Braxton Hicks contractions.

[matt]

Answer to Question 1

heterozygous

Answer to Question 2

2
Rationale:
1. Quickening is the first movement the mother feels.
2. Lightening describes the effect occurring when the fetus begins to settle into the pelvic inlet.
3. Dilation describes the increase in size of the cervical os.
4. Braxton Hicks contractions occur before the onset of labor.

[bb]

Great answer, keep it coming

[dantucker]

Excellent