A single bad gene can cause someone to smell like a rotten fish. Which of the following best supports this statement?
a. As long as a person has at least one normal version of the FMO3 gene, he/she will not suffer from Fish Odor Syndrome.
b. There is no particular gene that can cause a person to smell like a rotten fish; personal hygiene is not inherited.
c. If a child does not have a parent with fish odor syndrome, then they automatically cannot acquire the syndrome.
d. A person with fish odor syndrome will always have at least one child with fish odor syndrome.
e. If a person who is a carrier of the fish odor allele has a child with someone who is not a carrier, the child will only smell slightly of rotten fish.
Ans: a. As long as a person has at least one normal version of the FMO3 gene, he/she will not suffer from Fish Odor Syndrome.
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