Huntington's Disease, a Fatal Degenerative Movement Disorder, Results from Large

question 52

Multiple Choice

 Huntington's disease, a fatal degenerative movement disorder, results from large numbers of codon repeats in the Huntingtin gene located on chromosome 4. This means that the

• A) extra codon repeats will not impact the individual's phenotype.
• B) affected Huntington gene will be silenced, producing no protein.
• C) affected Huntington gene will produce a protein with abnormally large amounts of the amino acid encoded by the extra codons.
• D) affected Huntington gene will produce a protein with abnormally small amounts of the amino acid encoded by the extra codons.

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