In the Section "Investigating Life: in (Extremely)Cold Blood",among the Ice

question 73

Multiple Choice

In the section "Investigating Life: In (Extremely) Cold Blood",among the ice fishes,Neopagetopsis ionah had white blood but intact alpha and beta globin genes.Why was their blood still white?

• A)The fish could produce hemoglobin,but not red blood cells.
• B)The alpha and beta genes were both fragmented.
• C)The alpha and beta genes were both deleted.
• D)The genes were mutated in a way that leaves the fish unable to produce hemoglobin.
• E)The fish could produce hemoglobin,but it did not contain an iron atom.

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