What Is a Major Reason the Population Studied by Nancy

question 51

Multiple Choice

What is a major reason the population studied by Nancy Wexler has such a high frequency of Huntington disease?

• A) The population was genetically very diverse.
• B) Huntington disease originated in this population.
• C) People in the population all ate the same foods.
• D) People in the population all shared the same water supply.
• E) The population was reproductively isolated.

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