Huntington's disease is a neurodegenerative disease caused by a mutation on a specific gene. Those who have the mutation will develop the disease, and those who do not have the mutation will not develop the disease. The heritability index for Huntington's disease approximates:

A) 0.
B) 0.25.
C) 0.5.
D) 1.


D) 1.

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