A Genomic Condition That May Be Responsible for Some Forms

question 6

Multiple Choice

A genomic condition that may be responsible for some forms of fragile-X syndrome,as well as Huntington disease,involves ________.

• A)F plasmids inserted into the FMR-1 gene
• B)various lengths of trinucleotide repeats
• C)multiple breakpoints fairly evenly dispersed along the X chromosome
• D)multiple inversions in the X chromosome
• E)single translocations in the X chromosome

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