Human Heredity: Principles and Issues
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Author: Michael Cummings
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Tay-Sachs disease is an autosomal recessive disease. Affected individuals do not often survive to reproductive age. Why has Tay-Sachs persisted in humans?
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Human Heredity: Principles and Issues
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