Research on Transgenic Drosophila Models of Huntington Disease Has Found

question 55

Multiple Choice

Research on transgenic Drosophila models of Huntington disease has found that ____.

• A) the NUB1 protein decreases levels of mutant huntingtin protein, and thereby, cell death
• B) the mutant huntingtin protein is destroyed by the SOD1 protein
• C) Drosophila and humans share more than 90% of genes
• D) the accumulation of mutant proteins in the brain causes Huntington disease
• E) treatment of patients with Rhes protein cures Huntington disease

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