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Which of the following conditions is NOT involved in the pathogenesis of emphysema?
 
  A. Cigarette smoking
  B. Atmospheric air pollution
  C. Pipe and cigar smoking
  D. Use of chewing tobacco and/or snuff

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Which of the following statements about the fragile X syndrome is INCORRECT?
 
  A. It causes mental deficiency.
  B. It affects a gene on the X chromosome.
  C. It is characterized by an excessive number of cytosine-guanine-guanine triplet-repeating sequences that disrupt gene function.
  D. There is no relationship between the number of triplet repeats and the severity of the mental deficiency.
  E. The diagnosis is made by DNA analysis of cells from the affected person.


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pikon

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

D


penguins

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Excellent

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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