Most Inherited Human Disorders Are the Result of

question 38

Multiple Choice

Most inherited human disorders are the result of

• A) recessive mutations of genes located on autosomes.
• B) recessive mutations of genes located on the X chromosome.
• C) recessive mutations of genes located on the Y chromosome.
• D) simultaneous mutations of the same gene on homologous chromosomes.

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