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Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration — Unit test

Question 4 • First Semester Biology

Hemophilia is a disease that causes uncontrollable bleeding. If a father has it, all of his daughters will be carriers of the disease. Which macromolecule is involved in how hemophilia is passed from parents to their children?

Answer
A
carbohydrate
B
lipid
C
nucleic acid
D
protein

Explanation

Hemophilia is passed through inherited genes, which are made of DNA. DNA is a nucleic acid, so the macromolecule involved in passing the disease from parents to children is nucleic acid. Proteins are involved in blood clotting, but the inherited instructions that can cause hemophilia are in DNA.

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