Author Question: The children of a remote village suffer from severe protein deficiency. Their fat and muscle tissue ... (Read 40 times)

ts19998 · **on:** Aug 20, 2018

The children of a remote village suffer from severe protein deficiency. Their fat and muscle tissue have depleted, and their skin hangs in loose folds. They look extremely weak, and their bones are clearly visible beneath their skin. However, these inhabitants do not suffer from swelling of their extremities. In this scenario, the children most likely suffer from _____.
A) kwashiorkor
B) marasmus
C) edema
D) ascites

Question 2

__________refers to the observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism.
A) Genotype
B) Phenotype
C) Epigenome
D) Codon