Tay-Sachs disease is a(n) ____ disease that results in blindness, intellectual disability, and death due to ____

a. sex-linked; the absence of one of the sex chromosomes
b. autosomal recessive; accumulation of lipids in brain cells
c. X-linked; accumulation of acetyltransferases in brain cells
d. autosomal; sickled red blood cells
e. autosomal dominant; accumulation of mucus in the lungs


b

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A. in the hypothalamus B. in the heart C. in the adrenal medulla D. in the kidneys E. in the adrenal cortex

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