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Kikoku · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Describe three factors influencing an individual's likelihood of developing alcoholism. Be specific.

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Question 2

Compare and contrast how additive genes work and how dominant-recessive genes work. Give an example of each, and describe how the characteristic is inherited from an individual's parents.

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emilymalinowski12 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answers may vary, but should include three of the following: (1) availability of
alcohol; (2) cultural values; (3) biochemical make-up (related to place of origin); (4)
personality traits, such as having a quick temper, a readiness to take risks, and a
high level of anxiety.

Answer to Question 2

All of the additive genes for a particular trait contribute fairly equally. Dominantrecessive
genes relate in such a way that the phenotype reveals the dominant gene
more than the recessive gene. Examples will vary but should demonstrate students'
knowledge that with additive genes, the resulting phenotype will be a combination of
all alleles, and with dominant-recessive genes, the resulting phenotype will reflect
the dominant gene (at least mostly).