Identify the Relatively Common Autosomal Recessive Disorder

question 38

Multiple Choice

Identify the relatively common autosomal recessive disorder.

• A) Duchenne's muscular dystrophy
• B) cystic fibrosis
• C) Huntington's disease
• D) myotonic muscular dystrophy
• E) none of the above

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