How Are Fragile X Syndrome and Huntington Disease Similar

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Multiple Choice

How are Fragile X syndrome and Huntington disease similar?

• A) Both exhibit a late onset in life.
• B) Both are trinucleotide-repeat expansion disorders.
• C) Both affect the muscles and lead to eventual paralysis.
• D) Both cause autism.
• E) Both are found only in males.

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Definitions:

Gender Role Development

The process by which individuals learn the behaviors, attitudes, and expectations associated with their gender through cultural, social, and environmental influences.

Theory

A system of ideas intended to explain something, based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.

Primary Sex Characteristics

The physical features that are directly involved in human reproduction, including the organs of the reproductive system.

Secondary Sex Characteristics

Physical traits that emerge during puberty but are not directly involved in reproduction, such as breast development in females and facial hair growth in males.