PATHOLOGY MCQ
GENETICS AND DISEASE
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Question
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Koko inherited her knowledge of the human language, but she learned sign language from her environment.
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Koko inherited her knowledge of sign language, but she was highly intelligent because of her environment.
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Koko inherited her high intelligence, but she was a lowland gorilla because of her environment.
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Koko inherited her high intelligence, but she learned sign language from her environment.
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Detailed explanation-1: -When she was about 12 months old, animal psychologist Francine “Penny” Patterson started to train her to use a version of American Sign Language. Her instructors said Koko used it to convey thoughts and feelings. Ms Patterson and her researchers documented that the gorilla understood some 2, 000 words of spoken English.
Detailed explanation-2: -Featured twice on the cover of National Geographic magazine, Koko led to major revelations about animal empathy and communication. Koko, the western lowland gorilla that died in her sleep Tuesday at age 46, was renowned for her emotional depth and ability to communicate in sign language.
Detailed explanation-3: -The gorilla, who was said to have an IQ of between 75 and 95, could understand 2, 000 words of spoken English. The average IQ for humans on many tests is 100, and most people score somewhere between 85 and 115.