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How can a parent learn the risks of having a child with a genetic disorder?
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A parent can learn the risks of having a child with a genetic disorder by looking at their own history. A genetic disorder is... da da da da! Genetic! so the traits of this disorder would be passed down through the generations. If both parents have family members with the trait or if the disorder is a dominant trait then there is a high chance of the disorder being passed down to the child. If the trait is recessive and only one parent has the genetic disorder in their family history then there are some pretty low chances of it being passed along to the child. Even if the trait is recessive, if both parents have the diorder in their history then there is about a 50% chance of the child having the disorder.
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Is there a way to avoid transferring Morquio's syndrome from parent to child?
There is no way to be absolutely positive that your child will not have Morquio's syndrome if both parents have the gene, but there are genetic screenings to help prevent having a child with Morquio's syndrome.
A child is diagnosed with a rare genetic disease neither parent has this disease how was the disorder inherited?
Recessive is carried by both parentsIn simplest terms, the disease is recessive, so two copies of the gene that cause it are necessary. Both parents have only one copy of the gene, so, they don't have it, but are carriers. A child gets half his or her genes from each parent. If the child gets the bad gene from each parent, the child will have the disease. There is a 25% chance of this happening with every child these parents have.
What happens when one has a genetic disorder?
it helps by teaching them so of the right things
Why would a person who receives genetic therapy for a disorder still be able to pass on the disorder to his or her children?
No, because this genetic disorder occurs because the parents are heterozygous, they don't show any symptoms. However, if each pqarent passes the recessive allele to the child, the child inherits both recessive alleles and will have a recssive genetic disorder, so it doesnt matter if you have a gene transfer because, the new gene is not yours, so you children may have it. xoxo
Is narcolepsy's mutation dominant or recessive?
Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a dominant trait. So only one copy of the mutated gene is needed to have the disorder...for example, if someone with NF marries another person without NF, then the chance that their child would have it is 50%.
What are Professionals who help couples understand their chances of having a child with a particular genetic disorder are called?
A professional who helps people understand their chances of having a child with a genetic disorder is called a geneticist.
What are causes of Marfan syndrome?
It is a genetic disorder and if one parent has it, there is a 50?50 chance that the child will have it.
How can a family pedigree be helpful in determining the the probability of having a child with a genetic disorder?
By showing the history of genetics in the family
Can two people with dimples have a child with dimples?
There is a 50% chance of a child having dimples if one parent has them and a 75% chance if the two parents have them. A child can also have them as the result of a genetic mutation even if neither parent has dimples.
Why were Jewish children easily targeted to get the tay sachs disease?
Tay Sachs is a genetic disorder passed on from parent to child. The Genetic disorder is common in european Jews & since Jews tend to mary within their gene pool the disorder does not get diluted so it shows up more within the Jewish community.
How can a pedigree be 100 percent accurate about what the genotypes of an offspring will be?
It cannot (unless the parents were homozygous), but it can help predict the odds of having a child with a genetic disorder.
2 A child is diagnosed with a rare genetic disease Neither parent has the disease How might the child have inherited the disorder?
Both parents are carriers of the recessive gene and if the child inherits that gene from both mother and father the child will have the disease even though the parents don't.
Is there a way to avoid transferring Morquio's syndrome from parent to child?
There is no way to be absolutely positive that your child will not have Morquio's syndrome if both parents have the gene, but there are genetic screenings to help prevent having a child with Morquio's syndrome.
What are the adnavtages of embryo screening?
The advantages of embryo screening are that after the procedure parents find out if their child/ embryo has a allele for a genetic disorder / disease or if they actually have the disease. Embryo screening is also beneficial because it allows parent to plan the future of their child.
Why do people get down syndrome is it purely genetic?
Down syndrome is purely genetic. There are no known environmental causes of the disorder. It is not a disease that is passed from parent to child. It is simply an disorder when the chromosomes split during cell division during development. The mayoclinic describes the causes: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/down-syndrome/DS00182/DSECTION=causes
What would a genetic counselor tell parents who had cystic fibrosis or were carries of the cystic fibrosis about the chances of their children having cystic fibrosis?
If both parents are carriers then the child has a 25% chance of having cystic fibrosis. If one parent has CF and the other the other was just a carrier then the child has a 50% chance of having CF. If one parent has CF and the other has two normal genes then there is no chance of the child having CF. If one parent is a carrier and the other has two normal genes then there is no chance of the child having CF. If both parents have CF then there is a 100% chance that the child will also have CF.
Is huntington's disease a chromosome disorder?
Yes- it is transmitted from parent to child by a chromasome.
