A Man Carrying a Translocation May Appear Normal,but Runs the Risk

question 22

Multiple Choice

A man carrying a translocation may appear normal,but runs the risk of having children with a syndrome because his children

• A) may inherit both abnormal chromosomes from the father and would thus carry a deletion.
• B) may inherit one abnormal chromosome with one normal one from the father, and would carry a deletion or duplication.
• C) will inherit one abnormal chromosome from both the mother and father.
• D) may inherit both normal chromosomes from the father and an abnormal one from the mother.
• E) carry the same translocation as the father.

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