A Child Has a Recessive Genetic Disorder That Is Homozygous

question 7

Multiple Choice

A child has a recessive genetic disorder that is homozygous for that mutation. What is most likely about this child's parents?

• A) Neither parent has a copy of that gene mutation.
• B) Only the mother has a copy of that gene mutation.
• C) Only the father has a copy of that gene mutation.
• D) Each parent has one copy of that gene mutation.

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