A patient has two parents with Huntington's disease. They may not have inherited this autosomal dominant disorder due to: 1) increased DNA repeats (CAG) during spermatogenesis 2) incomplete penetrance 3) inheriting one recessive allele

A patient has two parents with Huntington's disease. They may not have inherited this autosomal dominant disorder due to: 1) increased DNA repeats (CAG) during spermatogenesis 2) incomplete penetrance 3) inheriting one recessive allele

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Description: A patient has two parents with Huntington's disease. They may not have inheritedthis autosomal dominant disorder due to:1) increased DNA repeats (CAG) during spermatogenesisO2) incomplete penetrance3) inheriting one recessive allele

BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)

10th Edition

ISBN:9781305967359

Author:STARR

Publisher:STARR

Chapter14: Human Inheritance

Section: Chapter Questions

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