Which statement about alkaptonuria is false?
A) Individuals with the disease have low levels of homogentistic acid.
B) Individuals with the disease often have dark or black urine.
C) The disease is due to a recessive allele at a single gene.
D) The disease is an example of Garrod's inborn errors of metabolism.
E) The disease arises from an improperly functioning enzyme.

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Individuals with alkaptonuria have high levels of homogentistic acid, not low levels. This results in the characteristic darkening of urine as the acid is excreted.

Which Statement About Alkaptonuria Is False