Suppose you had a congenital disease that prevented collagen from forming in your body. Which of the tissues would you expect to be most affected?

A. Connective tissue
B. Nervous tissue
C. Epithelial tissue
D. Muscle tissue
E. All choices would be equally affected.


Answer: A

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