One can find people walking down the street who make no functional Factor VII, b

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One can find people walking down the street who make no functional Factor VII, but one can not find people walking down the street who make no functional Factor X. Tell if each of the following hypotheses is a plausible reason why. If the reason is not plausible, tell why not. (1 each)

A.        Factor VII is a protein coded for by a gene, while Factor X is made by stem cells in the bone marrow that every living person has.

B.        People with no active Factor X would not be alive, and as it isn’t quite Halloween yet they would not be walking the streets.

Explanation / Answer

Assumption A is false and B is true

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