If a Person Were Born with a Mutation Leading to Their

question 22

Multiple Choice

If a person were born with a mutation leading to their having no basement membrane in the skin,and they survived to adulthood,what might be a consequence?

• A) The person's body could not produce hormones.
• B) The person's body could not thermoregulate.
• C) Bones would be shortened.
• D) White blood cells would malfunction.
• E) Nerves would not transmit impulses.

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