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Hungry!

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What is the genotype of the deceased individual in generation II?
A) homozygous for a gene for colon cancer
B) homozygous for both cancer alleles from his mother
C) heterozygous for a gene for colon cancer
D) affected by the same colon cancer environmental factor as his mother
E) carrier of all of the several known genes for colon cancer



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Hi there,

The answer should be C.

Good luck! :D



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Thanks so much, you were right on.





 

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