ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN. AFP was first recognized as a fetal-specific globulin in 1956. It is synthesized in the yolk sac, gastrointestinal tract and liver of the fetus. Fetal plasma levels peak at 10 to 13 weeks' gestation and decline progressively until term, 7 while maternal levels peak in the third trimester.2 Laboratory measurements of AFP levels are reported as multiples of the median (MOM).etal plasma levels peak at 10 to 13 weeks' gestation and decline progressively until term, 7 while maternal levels peak in the third trimester. 2 Laboratory measurements of AFP levels are reported as multiples of the median (MOM).
Minority population growing in the United States, census estimates show. Minorities now make up about 35% of the country's population, and about 57% of the population in California. Meanwhile, the white population continues to decline.
All non White Americans are minorities Racial Make up of USA White 80% Black 12.8% East Asian 3.4% Multiracial 1.6% South Asian 1% American Indians 1.2% The white race make up the majority in the USA because they make up 80%, the largest group. majority means it makes up the most So it depends on what you are talking about If you are talking about the USA the majority/minorities can mean different things ie Ethnicity or Race.