In What Situation Can a Harmful Deletion in a Chromosome

question 84

Multiple Choice

In what situation can a harmful deletion in a chromosome persist in a population?

• A)if it is homozygous
• B)if the homologous chromosome lacks the deletion
• C)if the deletion is not in the centromere, so it is not fatal.
• D)if a transposon replaces the deleted region

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Precondition

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Infinite Recursion

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Func1

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Indirectly Recursive

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