The First Gene to Be Cloned Using Only Positional Cloning

question 29

Multiple Choice

The first gene to be cloned using only positional cloning was for which disease?

• A) Muscular dystrophy
• B) Huntington disease
• C) Cystic fibrosis
• D) Tay-Sachs disease
• E) Sickle-cell disease

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