Cerebral Palsy Results from

question 64

Multiple Choice

Cerebral palsy results from

• A) an extra X chromosome.
• B) a mutation in the twenty-first pair of chromosomes.
• C) a recessive disorder involving a harmful allele.
• D) brain damage before, during, or just after birth.

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