Genetics: From Genes to Genomes, 5th edition
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780073525310
Author: Leland H. Hartwell, Michael L. Goldberg, Janice A. Fischer, Leroy Hood, Charles F. Aquadro
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 44P
Polycystic kidney disease is a dominant trait that causes the growth of numerous cysts in the kidneys. The condition eventually leads to kidney failure. A child with polycystic kidney disease is born to a couple, neither of whom shows the disease. What possibilities might explain this outcome?
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Genetics: From Genes to Genomes, 5th edition
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