Which One of the Following Statements Is TRUE About PKU

question 189

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements is TRUE about PKU?

• A) It is the genetic inability to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine.
• B) It measures brain activity.
• C) It is not a hereditary condition.
• D) It does not need to be treated.

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Definitions:

Egg-Producing Structures

Organs or parts of organisms specialized in producing eggs, significant in the reproduction of various animals and some plants.

Fern

Member of a group of land plants that have large fronds; in the sexual life cycle, the independent gametophyte produces flagellated sperm, and the vascular sporophyte produces windblown spores.

Prothallus

The gametophyte stage of ferns and some other non-seed vascular plants, typically small, green, heart-shaped, and bears the reproductive organs.

Gametophyte

The sexual form (haploid phase) in the life cycle of plants and algae that produces gametes through mitosis.