The Parents-To-Be Were Shocked When an Ultrasound Scan Done in the Second

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Multiple Choice

The parents-to-be were shocked when an ultrasound scan done in the second trimester of the pregnancy showed a fetus with obviously broken leg bones and ribs.The doctor diagnosed osteogenesis imperfecta.This is caused by a mutation in a gene that encodes

• A)beta globin.
• B)a clotting factor.
• C)myosin.
• D)collagen.

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