Trinucleotide repeat alleles that are not associated with the disease phenotype but that can expand during meiosis are known as:
A) Permutations
B) Pseudo-disease alleles
C) Pre-expansions
D) Expansion-prone alleles
E) Unstable alleles

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Permutations in the context of genetic terminology are often referred to as "premutations," a term used to describe trinucleotide repeat alleles that are not yet large enough to cause disease but can expand in future generations to a full mutation, which is disease-causing.

Trinucleotide Repeat Alleles That Are Not Associated with the Disease