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Is deafness hereditary?
Like allergies and birthmarks, deafness as a symptom by itself is not genetic. Deafness as a symptom of a disease which is genetic, is genetic.
Is hereditary deafness recessive or dominant?
Hereditary deafness can be caused by both recessive and dominant genetic mutations. Autosomal recessive inheritance typically requires two copies of the mutated gene for deafness to manifest, while autosomal dominant inheritance only requires one copy of the mutated gene. There are also other forms of inheritance, such as X-linked and mitochondrial inheritance, that can cause hereditary deafness.
If both parents are deaf will their kids be deaf?
It depends on whether the cause of the deafness is hereditary or environmental. If it's hereditary then probably.
What is the type of mutation that causes deafness?
that would be a hereditary thing not a gene mutaion
What is life expectancy of someone with hereditary deafness?
This condition would have no impact on life expectancy.
Are there any limitations to a person with hereditary deafness?
their only limitation is not being able to hear.
How is deafness contracted?
Deafness can be hereditary or be "contracted" by listening to loud music. Working in a loud environment for an extended period of time without the proper protection can cause hearing loss.
How do people become tone deaf?
Tone deafness seems to be mostly hereditary and is more of a difficulty distinguishing between pitches inside the brain than a deafness that causes you to not be able to hear.
What are the symptoms of deafness in cats?
not responding to high pitch sounds
What does CODA stand for?
CODA stands for Child Of Deaf Adult. They might be able to hear or not. It depends if the parent's deafness is hereditary.
Is a period during pregnancy and pregnancy symptoms hereditary?
A period during pregnancy is not hereditary however it is never a normal period. It's simply a light period or vaginal bleeding. Pregnancy symptoms are not hereditary. Every woman will experience different pregnancy symptoms and the same woman may have different symptoms in different pregnancies. There are things that go on during pregnancy which can be symptomatic and hereditary, but these are separate from the symptoms which indicate pregnancy.
How does a person inherit hereditary deafness?
Hereditary deafness is inherited by a person's parent, or parents, based on their genes. In the chromosomes, just as a person's hair or eye color is identified, a person's hearing balance can be passed on, dominant or recessive, syndromic or nonsyndromic. Syndromic being associated with certain hearing traits as well as hearing impairment. Nonsyndromic being hearing loss as its only impairment.Dominant transmission of deafness needs only one faulty gene, from either parent to cause the hearing loss, however recessive transmission of deafness requires a faulty gene from both the mother and father.
