Psychology Question The time is coming when choosing the genetic traits of your child is going to be possible. What kinds of ethical and practical problems may arise from this development.

In a study of a weight loss program, 40 subjects lost a mean of 3.0 lb after 12 months. does the weight loss program have practical significance? a. yes, because the weight loss program worked and the subjects lost a mean of 3.0 lb. b. no, because the mean weight loss of 3.0 lb after one year does not seem to justify the program. c. no, because the sample of 40 subjects was too small to determine if the program was useful. d. yes, because the mean weight loss of 3.0 lb after one year does seems to justify the program.

1. body tissue that is connected to and moves the bones in the body hypertrophy 2. the ability of a muscle to move a weight repeatedly, or for an extended period of time tendon 3. the increase in the size of a muscle fiber in response to resistance training muscle strength 4. the most amount of weight a muscle can move at a single time skeletal muscles 5. the decrease in the size and strength of a skeletal muscle when it is not used atrophy 6. strong body tissue that connects the muscles to the bones muscle endurance

John and jane jones’ newborn baby girl, leah, has just been diagnosed with galactosemia. prior to their genetic counseling appointment, they submitted this family history: john and jane’s older child, a son named lee, does not have galactosemia. john is the only child of hanna and harry. harry was an only child. hanna has two older sisters, hope (the oldest) and holly. both harry and hanna’s parents lived in good health into their 80s. jane’s brother, joe, is married to jen. they have a son, les, who is a healthy nine-year-old with myopia (nearsightedness) but no sign of galactosemia. jane’s mother, hilda, is alive and healthy; jane’s father, henry, passed away last year of a sudden heart attack. hilda and henry have no family history of galactosemia. use the information in the family history to construct a pedigree for this family.