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erika

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on: Jun 22, 2018
What can a caretaker do to diminish the intellectual disability associated with PKU?
 
  a. use longterm behavior modification
  b. schedule monthly blood transfusions
  c. serve foods that are low in phenylalanine
  d. teach the child to communicate via sign language

Question 2

Phenylketonuria, Tay-Sachs disease, Hurler syndrome, and Lesch-Nyhan syndrome are all included in the same section of your textbook because they are all
 
  a. mild forms of intellectual disability.
  b. prevalent only in boys.
  c. caused by recessive gene pairings.
  d. linked to chromosome 21.


jaymee143

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

Answer: c.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c.


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