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ssal

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If the World Health Organization assembled the most respected researchers on the genetics of Alzheimer's disease and asked them to review the research, which of the following would be the most appropriate title for that report?
 
  a. A Single Disease, a Single Gene
  b. How Toxins Affect Genetic Vulnerability
  c. Link Identified: Distractibility as the Key
  d. Alzheimer's Disease: No Single Genetic Path

Question 2

A new form of dementia has just been discovered, and researchers have determined that the disorder is transmitted genetically in an autosomal dominant pattern with complete penetrance. If a child's father has one of the genes, and the mother has none of
 
  the genes for the disorder, the probability that the child will inherit this disorder is _____ percent.
 
  a. 25
  b. 50
  c. 75
  d. 100


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SamMuagrove

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

Answer: d.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d.


ssal

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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