New Sequencing Techniques Reveal That a Child Is Heterozygous for a New

question 61

Multiple Choice

New sequencing techniques reveal that a child is heterozygous for a new mutation.This mutation appears in all of the cells tested from a variety of tissues (including skin,blood,and hair) .The mutation is not found in either the mother or the father.Most likely,this is a new _______ mutation that occurred in _______.

• A) somatic;one of the parents
• B) somatic;the child
• C) germline;one of the parents
• D) germline;both of the parents
• E) germline;the child

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