Can I get some help. Thank you. Which group of the following is probably the least likely to have the harmful Tay Sachsalleles today?O Ashkenazi JewsO the AmishO African AmericansO Alaskan natives Which group of the following is probably the least likely to have the harmful Tay Sachsalleles today?O Ashkenazi JewsO the AmishO African AmericansO Alaskan natives

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Can I get some help. Thank you.

Which group of the following is probably the least likely to have the harmful Tay Sachs
alleles today?
O Ashkenazi Jews
O the Amish
O African Americans
O Alaskan natives

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Tay Sachs disease or GM2 gangliosidosis occurs when a child inherits a mutation in the HEXA gene from both parents. In this disease deficiency of the enzyme beta-hexosaminidase A due to genetic changes or mutation, which is required to break down the GM2 ganglioside. This disease effect in nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord and mainly shows effect in children.

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