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When a pink flower is crossed with a pink flower, the resulting flowers showed a mixture of flower colors – some are white, some are pink, and some are red.  Knowing what you know about inheritance:   What percent of the offspring will be red? [A] What percent of the offspring will be white? [B] What percent of the offspring will be pink? [C]

The yellowish color of urine is due to the presence of [A] pigments from the destruction of molecules of [B]. The capillary “knot” found in the nephron is called the [C]. A person suffering from pyuria has what abnormal component in his or her urine? [D]

A female with sickle cell trait conceives a child with a male that also has the sickle cell trait.    What is the percent chance that the offspring will be normal (the offspring will have neither sickle cell anemia nor sickle cell trait)? [A]  What is the percent chance that the offspring will have sickle cell trait? [B]  What is the percent chance that the offspring will have sickle cell anemia? [C]   

Micturition can be voluntarily controlled by the relaxation of the skeletal muscles found in the [A] sphincter. [B] is the structure that surrounds the capillary “knot” and has a visceral wall composed of podocytes. [C] is composed of specialized columnar chemoreceptor cells in the distal convoluted tubule. If a person is suffering from bilirubinuria, what abnormal substance is in his or her urine? [D]

Color blindness is caused by a recessive gene on the X chromosome.  If a color blind female conceives a child with a normal (non-color blind) male, determine:   What is the percent chance that any of their offspring will have be color blind? [A] If she gives birth to a female, what is the percent chance that their daughter will be color blind? [B] If she gives birth to a male, what is the percent chance that their son will be color blind? [C]

A heterozygous male for achondroplasia conceives a child with a female without achondroplasia.     What is the percent chance that their offspring has achondroplasia? [A] What is the percent chance that they will have a daughter that will NOT have achondroplasia? [B] If their daughter has achondroplasia, and in the future, has children with someone that is homozygous without the alleles for achondroplasia, what is the percent chance that her children will NOT have achondroplasia? [C] If their son has achondroplasia, and in the future, has children with someone that is heterozygous for achondroplasia, what is the percent chance that his children will have achondroplasia? [D] 

Which of the following meets the definition of hypercholesterolemia in children older than 2 years of age?

Match the personality disorder with clinical symptoms

Which of the following conditions are causes for secondary hypertension?  Select all that apply.

Which medication is considered first line in the treatment of bipolar disorder?