1. The text is divided into sections with subheadings. In the section called "Inherited Disorder," what does the author describe
A. the mutation that causes the C-A-G section of the huntingtin gene to repeat more than 17 or 18 times
B. the huntingtin protein and the work that Carroll and his colleagues at UBC are conducting on mice
C. the loss of nerve cells in the region of the brain that controls movement and possibly cognition
D. the characteristics of Huntington's disease and Carroll's family history with the disease

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness. which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds. the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure. the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree. the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.