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What kind of diseases are the most common genetic diseases For example those in which both parents may be carriers of the disease without knowing it because they don't actually have the disease?
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What kind of diseases are the most common genetic diseases? (For example, those in which both parents may be carriers of the disease without knowing it because they don't actually have the disease.)
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recessive autosomal
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∙ 13y agoWhat kind of diseases are the most common genetic diseases? (For example, those in which both parents may be carriers of the disease without knowing it because they don't actually have the disease.)
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∙ 15y agoautosomal recessive
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A very severe genetic sickness occurs in about 1 in every 100000 individuals Calculate the frequency of carriers for this recessive disease?
I'll get it started, but this is a complicated question. Assuming this is an autosomal trait, and assuming it only has one gene, and assuming it causes death before reproductive age: In order for someone to develop the phenotype, both parents have to be carriers. So, for the 1 out of 100,000 child born with the disease, you had to have 2 carriers mate. But there were more than 2 carriers in the 100,000. How many carriers do you have to have for 2 of them to mate? For that, you'd have to know how many people out of a population of 100,000 actually mate in the first place. You'd also have to know the average number of children resulting from a union. Let's say 75% of people mate, and the average number of children is 2. So of 100 people, 75 mate. But each union involves 2 people, so there are actually 37.5 pairings, producing 37.5 x 2 = 75 children. Now, assuming a frequency of carriers of F, what is the likelihood of 2 carriers mating? Let's say that everybody mates. So out of 100 people, there are 50 pairings. So the probability of mating with a carrier is approximately F.
What are the two basic types of disease?
the two basic types of diseases are viral and bacterial
Is swallowing semen dangerous if you both have an STD?
There is no risk for disease transmission if you both suffer from the same disease. If you have different diseases, the swallower is probably more at risk from disease transmission than the donor depending, of course, on the method of delivery.
What are 2 human genetic diseases that have been linked to elongations of base triplet repeats?
Hunington's disease and Fragile X syndrome
Identify a disease or disorder and explain hoe it might be controlled by genetic engineering?
Cancer is a disease that might be controlled by genetic engineering by adding a type of gene into the person that stops the cancer.
What has the author P A Petrishcheva written?
P. A. Petrishcheva has written: 'Vectors of diseases of natural foci' -- subject(s): Insects as carriers of disease, Mites as carriers of disease, Communicable diseases
What disease have healthy carriers?
Several diseases can, a few are: typhoid, HIV/AIDS, polio, etc.
Are most genetic diseases evenly distributed among ethnic groups?
The problem with genetic diseases is that they are never gone. Say bob has the hemophelia desease and his wife is a carrier of the disease as well. Their children have a one in two chance of having the disease or being carriers because the disease is recessive. Now if bob's wife was not a carrier, their children would have a one in one chance of being a carrier. The problem is the disease is spread by the carriers.
Is it true carriers of genetic diseases who do not have the disease themselves have recessive genes for the disorder?
Yes. They can pass it on to their offspring.
What affects heart disease?
There are actually several diseases of the heart. Three of the diseases are rheumatic Heart disease, ischemic heart disease, and inflammatory heart disease.
What has the author James K Kirkwood written?
James K. Kirkwood has written: 'Infectious diseases of garden birds' -- subject(s): Birds, Birds as carriers of disease, Diseases
How is health and disease related to each other?
If you are healthy you are less likely to get diseases, and if you have diseases you are not healthy because you have a disease.
Is STD testing an accurate way to check for diseases?
STD testing may not be accurate if the infection is not present and this will depend on the disease. Some diseases have no symptoms and some individuals may be just carriers of the disease, leaving one with the impression that they are sick.
Do a carrier exhibits symptoms of infection?
Carriers are asymptomatic; they show none of the symptons associated with their disease. This applies to both pathogenic and genetic diseases.
Do electronic cigarettes with only nicotine in them cause heart disease or any other diseases?
well actually they don't cause any diseases i think your think about normal cigarettes because they cause diseases not electric ones.
How come there are no carriers in genetic diseases caused by dominant alleles?
If carried on a dominant allele, you either inherit it- and have the disease- or you don't- and do not have the disease, nor the gene that causes it. If you don't have the gene, you can not pass it to your offspring.
How are communicable and noncommunicable diseases alike?
they are alike because they are both diseases
