HD is known as a polyQ disease.How does "polyQ" relate to HD?
A) There are many trinucleotide repeats,which are called "Qs" in the disease state.
B) There are many Q nucleotides added to the HTT gene in the disease state.
C) There are many Q amino acids added to the huntingtin protein in the disease state.
D) There are many CAG repeats,which code for glutamic acid residues in the disease state.
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