An Individual Develops Mental Retardation Due to a Disorder Called

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Multiple Choice

An individual develops mental retardation due to a disorder called PKU.What do we know about this?

• A) The individual has excessive myelination
• B) The disorder inhibits the formation of myelin in the brain
• C) The myelin travels into the soma and destroys the neuron
• D) The myelin covers the dendrites and stops the communication process

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