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SO00

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________ is a degenerative disorder involving a defective gene on chromosome 4 that results in jerky uncontrollable movements.
 
  a. Down syndrome
  b. Tay-Sachs disease
  c. Meissner's syndrome
  d. Huntington's disease
  e. Parkinson's disease

Question 2

A key distinction is that Parkinson's disease ________, whereas Huntington's disease ________.
 
  a. symptoms can be cured with drug treatment or surgery; symptoms can be treated with drugs
  b. usually occurs in the twenties and thirties; almost always occurs in the fifties and sixties
  c. is characterized by a poverty of movement; is characterized by uncontrollable ones
  d. is a hereditary disorder; does not usually have genetic origins
  e. symptoms cannot be treated; symptoms can be cured with drug treatment or surgery


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durant1234

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: d. Huntington's disease

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c. is characterized by a poverty of movement; is characterized by uncontrollable ones


SO00

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Gracias!

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Wow, this really help

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