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Children get some diseases from their mothers from their mother's mitochondria.
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Why is it a disadvantage to have offspring the same as the parent?
If there is not change in the offspring then they will also be susceptible to the diseases the parent suffers and will not survive.
Why are cloned animals susceptible to the same diseases as their parent animal?
There is no evidence that clones are more susceptible to disesase or infection.
What are the causes of hereditary diseases?
Genetic mutations passed from parent to child cause hereditary disease.
What are autosomal recessive diseases?
both parents contribute genetic material to their offspring, each child carries two copies of almost every gene, one from each parent. For some diseases to occur, both copies must be flawed. Such diseases are called autosomal recessive diseases
Are diseases inherited from the mother or father's side of the family?
Inherited or genetic diseases can be inherited from either side of a family. Some diseases tend to inherit through a mother, some through a father, and some from whichever parent carries the gene regardless of sex.
How does mitosis make sure that the daughter cell is identical?
so the cells wont be deformed or have diseases
How knowing about genes can help to understand how people are affected by certain diseases?
it can help us to understand that diseases are passed on from a parent to a child through genes; genes contain all the information, and molecules such as protein and deriboneucleuc acid perform chemical reactions in our bodies.
What is the difference between a congenital disorder and a birth defect?
Congenital diseases are passed genetically from a parent to an off-spring .These are acquired by birth.Acquired diseases are not passed genetically .they are acquired after birth.
Sickle cell anemia and some nerve and brain disorders are examples of which of these?
Sickle cell anemia and some nerve and brain disorders are examples of inherited diseases. These inherited diseases pass from parent to child via chromosomal exchange.
What has the author Marshall H Klaus written?
Marshall H. Klaus has written: 'Care of the high-risk neonate' -- subject(s): Newborn infants, Care and hygiene, Diseases 'The Year Book of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine, 1991' 'Bonding' -- subject(s): Attachment behavior, Attachment behavior in children, Infant psychology, Parent and child, Parent and infant, Parent-Child Relations 'The doula book' -- subject(s): Natural childbirth, Coaching, Doulas 'The doula book' -- subject(s): Coaching, Doulas, Labor, Obstetric, Methods, Natural childbirth, Obstetric Labor, Psychology, Social Support 'The Year Book of Perinatal-Neonatal Medicine, 1989' 'Parent-infant bonding' -- subject(s): Abnormalities, Human, Child development, Diseases, Family Therapy, Family relationships, Human Abnormalities, Infant, Newborn, Diseases, Infants (Newborn), Maternal deprivation, Parent and child, Parent-Child Relations, Perinatal death, Psychological aspects, Psychological aspects of Human abnormalities, Psychological aspects of Perinatal death
What does it mean to be passed on from parents to kids?
It could be genetic traits like blond hair or fair skin, diseases that are inherited, money or things you receive after a parent passes away, or mannerisms you learn from your parents.
Which disease doesn't cause infectious diseases?
Genetic diseases Autoimmune diseases Some parasitical diseases.
