Which, If Any, of the Following Is Incorrect? When Used

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which, if any, of the following is incorrect? When used in human genetics, the term heterozygote

• A) applies even if a person possesses two alleles that differ by just one nucleotide out of a million
• B) consistently applies to Y-specific loci because men must be heterozygotes at these loci, having a very different sequence on the X chromosome.
• C) may apply to a person with a recessive disease when the two mutant alleles are not identical.
• D) does not apply to loci on the X chromosome in women because in each of a woman's cells one X chromosome is inactivated.

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