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24 March, 00:15

Huntington disease can strike at an earlier age and bring about a more rapid degeneration and death in successive generations within a family. This phenomenon can be explained by which mechanism?

a. Presence of a transposable element in the gene.

b. Chronic exposure to mutagens in the environment.

c. Expansion of a trinucleotide repeat in the coding sequence of the gene.

d. Presence of an extra chromosome in the germ line.

e. Absence of a gene product that is involved in DNA repair.

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  1. 24 March, 00:42
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    Answer: C

    Explanation: Expansion of trinucleotide repeat can cause defect encoded by a gene, change regulation of gene expression and chromosome instability. So the larger the expansion the faster the onset of the disease and the more likely it becomes.
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