_______ is caused by a single base substitution that changes one amino acid in a polypeptide. Individuals who are homozygous for this disease have defective, misshapen red blood cells.
A) Duchenne muscular dystrophy
B) Sickle-cell anemia
C) Kuru
D) Cystic fibrosis
E) Familial hypercholesterolemia
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Q1: Somatic and germ line are two types
Q3: Breaking and rejoining of chromosomes can lead
Q4: Newborn genetic screening for PKU
A) is very
Q5: Mutations of the gene for
Q6: Mutational "hot spots" in human DNA
A) always
Q7: Phenylketonuria is an example of a genetic
Q8: The type of mutation that involves the
Q9: Most genetic diseases are rare because
A) each
Q10: Genetic diagnosis by DNA testing
A) detects only
Q11: In fragile-X syndrome,
A) females are affected more
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