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Yes. In order to develop Tay-Sachs, you must inherit the gene for it from BOTH parents. If you inherit from ONE parent, you can be a carrier, but will not develop the disease. If BOTH parents are carriers, your odds of inheriting Tay-Sachs is 1-4. Other genetic diseases, such as Huntingtons, are carried on a dominant gene- If one parent has gene, odds are 1-2. Link at the bottom of the page for more information on Tay-Sachs:
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∙ 7y agoIt is an autosomal recessive disorder that mostly affects the Nervous System by destroying nerve cells and the brain and spinal cord.
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recessive
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Is a carrier of that disease. Aa a being the recessive gene
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