Most People Afflicted with Recessive Disorders Are Born to Parents

question 17

Multiple Choice

Most people afflicted with recessive disorders are born to parents who were

• A) both affected by the disease.
• B) not affected at all by the disease.
• C) slightly affected by the disease, showing some but not all of the symptoms.
• D) subjected to some environmental toxin that caused the disease in their children.

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