What Do Tay Sachs and Thalassemia Have in Common

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Multiple Choice

What do Tay Sachs and Thalassemia have in common?

• A) They are both unrelated to genetics.
• B) They both have the same symptoms.
• C) They both affect only African Americans.
• D) They are both genetic diseases linked to ancestry.

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Definitions:

Neurotransmitters

Chemical messengers that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another.

Paracrines

Signaling molecules released by cells that affect other nearby cells.

Hormones

Chemical messengers produced by the endocrine glands that regulate various bodily functions and processes.

Oligodendrocytes

A type of glial cell in the central nervous system that produces and maintains the myelin sheath around neurons.