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Compare the inheritance of Huntingtons disease with the inheritance of sickle cell anemia?
Huntingtons disease is Autosomal dominant, i.e. a 50% chance of inheritance if one parent has the gene. Where as sickle cell anemia is autosomal recessive. This gives a 25% chance of inheritance if both parents are carriers.
Is cystic fibrosis carried on a dominant of recessive gene?
Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive genetic disease.
Autosomal dominant genetic disorder?
An autosomal genetic disorder is Huntington's disease.
What it Autosomal recessive?
gene that is not strong
Does FAP follow a recessive or dominant inheritance pattern and why?
FAP follows both an autosomal recessive and autosomal dominant pattern depending on which gene you inherit the disease from. If inherited through the APC gene, which is most common, it is autosomal gdthe disease. If inherited through the MUTYH gene it is autosomal recessive, meaning that both parents were carriers of the disease or they both were living with the disease.
Is Canavan disease inherited?
Yes, Canavan disease is an inherited genetic disorder caused by mutations in the ASPA gene. It is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern, meaning that an individual must inherit two copies of the mutated gene (one from each parent) to develop the disease.
Is Huntingtons Disease a recessive gene?
Unfortunately, HD is carried on a dominant gene. If one parent has the gene for HD, and the other does not, the offspring has a 50/50 chance of developing HD. However, if you do NOT inherit the gene for HD, you cannot be a "carrier" of HD. The Huntingtons Disease Society of America has more information at their website. You may also contact me through my message board if you need additional information.
Can you carry the defective gene but not suffer from the disease cystic fibrosis?
Yes, because it is "autosomal recessive hereditary disorder".
If a boy inherits a disease that is autosomal recessive he inherited it from his mother?
If a boy inherits an autosomal recessive disease, he would have inherited one copy of the mutated gene from each of his parents. The mother is a carrier, meaning she has one copy of the mutated gene but does not show symptoms of the disease. When both parents are carriers, there is a 25% chance with each pregnancy that the child will inherit two copies of the mutated gene and have the disease.
Is sickle cell anemia an autoimmune disease?
Sickle Cell Anemia is Autosomal Recessive. It arises from a mutation on the beta-globin gene of chromosome 11. Because Sickle Cell Anemia is an example of incomplete dominance, a person has the disease if they have two mutated beta-globin genes but only has the trait (is a carrier) if they have only one mutated beta-globin gene.
Is cooley anemia sex-linked trait or autosomal trait?
Cooley's anemia, also known as beta-thalassemia, is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder. This means that both copies of the gene must be mutated in order for the disease to be present. It is not a sex-linked trait.
What is the method of transmission of the sickle cell gene?
autosomal recessive
