Tay-Sachs Disease Is A(n) ____ Disease That Results in Blindness

question 32

Multiple Choice

Tay-Sachs disease is a(n) ____ disease that results in blindness, intellectual disability, and death due to ____.

• A) sex-linked; the absence of one of the sex chromosomes
• B) autosomal recessive; accumulation of lipids in brain cells
• C) X-linked; accumulation of acetyltransferases in brain cells
• D) autosomal; sickled red blood cells
• E) autosomal dominant; accumulation of mucus in the lungs

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