Which of the Following Is TRUE of Incomplete Penetrance

question 75

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is TRUE of incomplete penetrance?

• A)Environmental factors do not influence penetrance.
• B)Incomplete penetrance implies that some individuals will experience less severe forms of disease such as cancer or Alzheimer's.
• C)Gene interactions have been shown to result in incomplete penetrance in some cases.
• D)Incomplete penetrance refers to cases in which individuals developing a particular disease (e.g., cancer or Alzheimer's)lack the typical genotype for this disease.

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Definitions:

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