Paulo is an engineer who is hired to design and build equipment for a neuroscience lab that would like to directly record the action potentials of individual neurons. His initial proposal allows for the detection of multiple simultaneous action potentials from the same neuron. A second engineer, Erica, who is reviewing his plans tells him, "You don't need to worry about that. It can't happen." Is Erica's statement true or false?

Mr. wayne is a 38-year-old man with a significant history of elevated cholesterol levels. his father died at age 42 from a massive heart attack secondary to elevated cholesterol and triglycerides, and two of his older siblings are currently taking medications to lower their cholesterol levels. mr. wayne makes an appointment to discuss his risk for hypercholesterolemia. the nurse recognizes that mr. wayne is at risk for familial hypercholesterolemia because this is an autoomal dominant inherited condition. a. describe the pattern of autosomal dominant inheritance. b. mr. wayne asks what chance his children have of developing familial hypercholesterolemia. how should the nurse respond? c. explain the phenomenon of penetrance observed in autosomal dominant inheritance.