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Is huntingtons disease a autosomal ressesive trait?
Huntington's Disease is an Autosomal Dominant Trait, meaning that only one parent needs to pass the disease for the offspring to inherit it.
Is the maple syrup disease sex-linked?
Yes, maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder, not a sex-linked disorder. It is caused by mutations in genes on autosomal chromosomes, which both males and females can inherit equally.
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 cystic fibrosis an autosomal disease?
Yes, cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive 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 huntington's disease dominate or recessive?
It is autosomal dominant, meaning it is not on a sex chromosome (X or Y). If one of your parents has the disease and they are heterozygote for the disease than there is a 50% chance of inheriting the disease yourself. If one of your parents has the disease and is homozygote for the disease (very unlikely!) then you will 100% inherit Huntington's Disease. If both of your parents have the disease and are both heterozygotes for the disease then there is a 75% chance that you will have the disease.
Is huntington disease an autosomal disorder?
Yes. HD is a disease of autosomal dominant inheritance.
Is canavan disease sex-linked?
Canavan disease is not a sex-linked genetic disorder. It is an autosomal recessive disorder, meaning that both parents must pass on a copy of the mutated gene in order for an individual to inherit the disease.
Why is it that two normal parents could have a child with pku?
PKU, phenolketonuria, is a genetic disease caused by a recessive gene. So, a person with one normal and one faulty gene for this characteristic will not have the disease, you have to have two faulty genes to have the disease. If two people who each have one gene for PKU have a child, that child can inherit the gene from each parent and therefore will have two copies, causing the recessive trait to manifest.
Is pku disease an autosomal dominant trait?
It is an autosomal recessive trait.
Is alzheimer's disease sex linked or autosomal?
Tay-sachs is autosomal.
What types of disease is cystic fibrosis?
Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive genetic disease. A+ neuromuscular disease
