A Researcher Identifies an Abnormality in a Protein That Causes

question 6

Multiple Choice

A researcher identifies an abnormality in a protein that causes a particular inherited illness.To develop a treatment,it would be most helpful to know

• A)which cells are affected and how to replace the protein's function in them.
• B)the sequence of the gene that encodes the protein.
• C)the other types of molecules that cause or contribute to the disease.
• D)the type of mutation that affects the protein.

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