In people who do not have Tay-Sachs disease,the hexA gene encodes an enzyme that
A) converts purines to uric acid in the kidneys.
B) removes a sugar group from phenylalanine.
C) converts tyrosine to melanin in skin.
D) cleaves acetylgalactosamine from gangliosides.
E) synthesizes glycogen from glucose monomers.
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A)failure
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Q10: A carrier for a disease
A)is homozygous for
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A)the process that generates mutants.
B)the
Q17: Which of the following statements about phenylketonuria
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A)A
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