Autism Spectrum Disorders Are Neurodevelopmental Disorders That Appear to Be

question 7

Multiple Choice

Autism spectrum disorders are neurodevelopmental disorders that appear to be ________.

• A) caused by a single dominant gene
• B) multifactorial and complex in nature with a genetic component
• C) caused by several genes located on the X chromosome
• D) caused by a low number of recessive genes located mainly on the autosomes
• E) directly related to trinucleotide repeat increases but not decreases

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