A Mutation That Resulted in the Loss of Inner Hair

question 22

Multiple Choice

A mutation that resulted in the loss of inner hair cells within the organ of Corti would be expected to result in

• A) reduced ability to detect differences in sound intensity.
• B) total impairment of hearing.
• C) a difficulty in locating the source of a sound.
• D) difficulty in detecting differences between different musical instruments.
• E) changes in pain perception.