Amed Has Scaly Skin Due to the X-Linked Recessive Condition

question 29

Multiple Choice

Amed has scaly skin due to the X-linked recessive condition icthyosis.He is _______ for the trait.

• A) wild type
• B) autosomal dominant
• C) heterozygous
• D) homozygous
• E) hemizygous

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