If the medical assistant noted irregularities in the heart rate when palpating the radial pulse, they would opt to take a patients apical pulse for a full minute to make sure they are accurately counting the number of heartbeats per minute.
        
             
        
        
        
These alternative genes are called alleles
        
             
        
        
        
This is a system of organisms or things ranked one above another
Answer:
Genus
Explanation:
the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
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