Question 19Tips1 ptsBecause the Muslim religion encourages members to have many children in one family, scientist used the family's genealogical records to find patterns in groups of people who have a proliferation of diseases like alzheimer's disease. Group of answer choicesTrueFalse Flag question: Question 20Question 20Tips1 ptsAlzheimer's disease is a sometimes slow or sometimes a fast degradation of a portion of the brain that is responsible for memory, cognitive function, and personality. Group of answer choicesTrueFalse Flag question: Question 21Question 21Tips1 ptsIn a small region in Columbia called Antioquai, a large number of people in one family have alzheimer's disease. After studying a middle aged man named Lorenzo, they found that his family genealogy share the same genes that may cause alzheimer's disease. This research method is called a longitudinal study. Group of answer choicesTrueFalse
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Question 19Tips1 ptsBecause the Muslim religion encourages members to have many children in one family, scientist used the family's genealogical records to find patterns in groups of people who have a proliferation of diseases like alzheimer's disease. Group of answer choicesTrueFalse Flag question: Question 20Question 20Tips1 ptsAlzheimer's disease is a sometimes slow or sometimes a fast degradation of a portion of the brain that is responsible for memory, cognitive function, and personality. Group of answer choicesTrueFalse Flag question: Question 21Question 21Tips1 ptsIn a small region in Columbia called Antioquai, a large number of people in one family have alzheimer's disease. After studying a middle aged man named Lorenzo, they found that his family genealogy share the same genes that may cause alzheimer's disease. This research method is called a longitudinal study. Group of answer choicesTrueFalse
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Question 19: False. The Muslim religion does not specifically encourage members to have many children. The use of genealogical records to find patterns in diseases is a common practice in genetic research, but it is not specifically tied to any one religion.
Question 20: True. Alzheimer's disease is a progressive disorder that causes brain cells to waste away (degenerate) and die. It's the most common cause of dementia — a continuous decline in thinking, behavioral and social skills that disrupts a person's ability to function independently.
Question 21: False. The method described in the question is not a longitudinal study. A longitudinal study involves repeated observations of the same variables over long periods of time, often many decades. The method described in the question is more akin to a case study or genetic research.
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