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Researchers Have Discovered a Genetic Mutation at the CCR5 Locus

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Researchers have discovered a genetic mutation at the CCR5 locus that reduces susceptibility to HIV-AIDS infection.The mutation appears:


A) less common in European than in Asian populations.
B) most common in African populations.
C) likely related to increased resistance to smallpox and plague in Europe about 5,000 yBP.
D) none of the above

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