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Hungry!

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on: Jun 19, 2013
What is the genotype of the deceased individual in generation II?
A) homozygous for a gene for colon cancer
B) homozygous for both cancer alleles from his mother
C) heterozygous for a gene for colon cancer
D) affected by the same colon cancer environmental factor as his mother
E) carrier of all of the several known genes for colon cancer


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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2013
Hi there,

The answer should be C.

Good luck! :D


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Hungry!

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Reply #2 on: Aug 13, 2013
Thanks so much, you were right on.


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Reply #3 on: Nov 5, 2014
thank you


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Reply #4 on: Jun 7, 2016
Thank You


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