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skymedlock · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

What might make a physician suspect that the person from whom she has just drawn blood has sickle-cell disease?

a. The blood is very dark in color.
b. There is an elevated level of phenylalanine in the blood.
c. The blood cells are not round.
d. The blood cell each contain only 45 chromosomes.

Question 2

When looking at the unusual protrusion sticking out of a newborn's head, Dr. Natas says, I am sure that the growth is due to some sudden change in the structure of the genes that was not passed on by the parents.. This means that Dr. Natas suspects that the growth is due to

a. mutation.
b. some nutritional problem.
c. a recessive gene.
d. codominance.