Genetic polymorphisms account for differences in metabolism, including:
1. Poor metabolizers, who lack a working enzyme
2. Intermediate metabolizers, who have one working, wild-type allele and one mutant allele
3. Extensive metabolizers, with two normally functioning alleles
4. All of the above
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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