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mrsjacobs44

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Heterozygous carriers of Tay-Sachs disease may have had a reproductive advantage due to __________.
 
  a. cultural factors
  b. resistance to other disease(s)
  c. random selective factors
  d. acclimatization

Question 2

The fatal autosomal genetic disorder cystic fibrosis may have remained in populations because of __________.
 
  a. acclimatization
  b. adaptability
  c. a frequency-dependent balanced polymorphism
  d. heterozygous advantage


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parshano

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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: b

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: d


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Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
:D TYSM

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