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Nutrition and Health — Unit test

Question 9 • Fall 24 Personal Fitness IC

Which disorder is a single-gene disease?

Answer
A
osteoporosis
B
celiac disease
C
type 2 diabetes
D
Huntington’s disease

Explanation

Huntington’s disease is caused by a mutation in a single gene, the HTT gene, and is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. Osteoporosis, celiac disease, and type 2 diabetes generally involve multiple genes and environmental factors, rather than one disease-causing gene.

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