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TVarnum

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The fact that the odds that a child born to two schizophrenic parents will become schizophrenic is less than 50 percent suggests that
 
  a. schizophrenia is associated with infertility.
  b. schizophrenic parents rarely marry.
  c. schizophrenia is not produced by a single gene.
  d. schizophrenia is produced by a single dominant gene.
  e. schizophrenia is a metabolic disorder.

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An example of a neurological symptom evident in schizophrenia would be
 
  a. having poor problem solving and problems in learning and memory.
  b. experiencing a feeling of euphoria at the start of an episode.
  c. exhibiting excessive emotional expression.
  d. thinking that you are the most powerful being on earth.
  e. believing that doctors are part of a plot to poison you.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: c. schizophrenia is not produced by a single gene.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a. having poor problem solving and problems in learning and memory.


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Reply #2 on: Jun 22, 2018
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Reply #3 on: Jun 22, 2018
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