For a Baby to Inherit PKU, ________

question 119

Multiple Choice

For a baby to inherit PKU, ________.

• A) the mother must carry the abnormal chromosome 21
• B) both parents must carry the recessive gene
• C) the father must carry the abnormal chromosome 18
• D) one sibling must have already been diagnosed with the condition

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