Which of the following statements is FALSE with respect to recurrence risk for multifactorial disorders?
A. The recurrence risk is higher for first degree relatives of affected family members than for more distant relatives. B. The best estimate of the recurrence risk is the recurrence risk observed empirically in similar families. C. If the parent of a child with a multifactorial disorder has another child by a different partner, the risk for the second child is the same as if the children had both parents in common. D. The recurrence risk for a multifactorial disorder is increased when parents are consanguineous. E. An empiric recurrence risk is an average for the population and is not necessarily accurate for a specific family. 26. Genetic variation is increased in meiosis because of: A. Segregation of alleles in meiosis I and meiosis II. B. Random assortment of homologous chromosomes. C. Crossing over of homologs in meiosis I. D. All of the above. E. None of the above. 27. Sperm from older males are found to have more mutations that sperm from younger males, but the same is not true o
