Why Has the Dominant Mutant Allele for Huntington's Disease Been

question 35

Multiple Choice

Why has the dominant mutant allele for Huntington's disease been able to persist in human populations despite its devastating effects?

• A) It has a heterozygote advantage.
• B) Its symptoms do not typically show until after the individual has had children.
• C) Its effects are not expressed in heterozygous individuals.
• D) Its effects are only expressed in homozygous recessive individuals.
• E) Its effects are only expressed in homozygous dominant individuals.

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