Ten Individuals of Two Inbred Strains of Mice, a and B

question 100

Multiple Choice

Ten individuals of two inbred strains of mice, A and B, are fed identical diets. All have normal blood sugar as adults. The same mice are then fed diets high in sugar. Mice from strain B develop diabetes, but mice from strain A do not. Diabetes in strain B mice results from:

• A)the interaction of their diet with their genotype.
• B)their genotypes, which are different from strain A mice.
• C)their diets, which are different from strain A mice.
• D)their norm of reaction to sugar in their diets.
• E)None of the other answer choices is correct.

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