According to this figure, heterozygotes for this form of hypercholesterolemia suffer from the disease because they


A) produce an abnormally shaped LDL receptor.
B) don't produce any LDL receptors.
C) produce too many LDL receptors.
D) don't produce enough LDL receptors.


Answer: D

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