Of Nearly 200 Forms of Hereditary Deafness,132 Are Autosomal Recessive,64

question 15

Multiple Choice

Of nearly 200 forms of hereditary deafness,132 are autosomal recessive,64 autosomal dominant,and 4 X-linked recessive.Hereditary deafness is therefore genetically

• A)heterozygous.
• B)heterogenic.
• C)heterogametiC.
• D)heterosexual.

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