Pat Wright,whose Story Is Told at the Beginning of Chapter

question 39

Multiple Choice

Pat Wright,whose story is told at the beginning of Chapter 5,has alkaptonuria.Her symptoms include back spasms,dark urine,arthritis,hearing loss,gallstones,heart valve damage,and darkened ear tips.This condition is therefore

• A) genetically heterogenic.
• B) pleiotropic.
• C) dominant.
• D) completely penetrant.
• E) epistatic.

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