An elementary school child with 50 CAG triplet repeats in Exon 1 of one copy of the HTT gene _____ A. Will be unlikely t
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An elementary school child with 50 CAG triplet repeats in Exon 1of one copy of the HTT gene _____
A. Will be unlikely to develop Huntington's disease because thechild is heterozygous for the allele
B. will almost certainly develop Huntington's Disease later inlife, regardless of the child's sex
C. will almost certainly die before reproductive age due toHuntington's Disease.
D. will almost certainly develop Huntington's Disease later inlife, only if the child is male.
A. Will be unlikely to develop Huntington's disease because thechild is heterozygous for the allele
B. will almost certainly develop Huntington's Disease later inlife, regardless of the child's sex
C. will almost certainly die before reproductive age due toHuntington's Disease.
D. will almost certainly develop Huntington's Disease later inlife, only if the child is male.