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Why does Huntington's disease remain in the human population even though is it fatal and is caused by a dominant allele?
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What is caused by a dominant allele that expresses itself late in a persons life?
Huntingtons Disease
What causes huningtons disease?
Huntingtons disease is a genetic/inherited diesease. It is caused by a faulty allele (a dominant one), which can be inherited by parents. Spontanoius mutations may also occur which would cause the faulty gene and therefore huntingtons disorder.
Is the allele causing huntington's disease dominant or recessive?
Huntington's disease is caused by a dominant allele
Would a dominant allele ever return to a population?
If a population does not have a particular dominant allele, it could return to the population through the immigration of new individuals carrying the dominant allele.
What is it called when you have only one dominant allele to get the disease?
if an indivigual has a dominent allele for a disease he/she is an affected individual.
What is a type of degenerative disease cause be a dominant allele?
Huntington's Disease.
What disease is caused by a dominant allele of a single gene?
Huntington's Disease
Which condition is inherited a dominant allele?
Huntington's Disease
Would a recessive allele or dominant allele be more common in population?
Dominant allele because its more likely to be received by the next generation.
Is hunters disease dominant or recessive?
Huntingdons chorea is caused by a dominant allele.
A person can be tested for the allele that causes huntingtons disease because of that allele is different from that of a normal allele?
Because Huntington's is a genetic disorder and it is known what sequence in what region causes the disorder.
Will every individual who inherits the allele for Huntington's disease develop the disease?
Yes, Huntington's disease is autosomal dominant with high penetrance. Every individual who inherits the allele gets the disease.
