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Huntington's disease is dominant in inheritance patterns because only one copy of the mutated gene is needed to develop the disease. This means that if a person inherits the mutated gene from just one parent, they will likely develop Huntington's disease.

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Compare the inheritance of Huntingtons disease with the inheritance of sickle cell anemia?

Huntingtons disease is Autosomal dominant, i.e. a 50% chance of inheritance if one parent has the gene. Where as sickle cell anemia is autosomal recessive. This gives a 25% chance of inheritance if both parents are carriers.


What category of genetic disorder is huntingtons disease?

Autosomal Dominant


What is caused by a dominant allele that expresses itself late in a persons life?

Huntingtons Disease


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.


Autosomal dominant genetic disorder?

An autosomal genetic disorder is Huntington's disease.


Is huntington disease an autosomal disorder?

Yes. HD is a disease of autosomal dominant inheritance.


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.


What is a human genetic disorder caused by a dominant gene is?

One example is Huntington's Disease. Carried on a dominant gene, it causes deterioration of the central nervous system, affecting movement, swallowing, personality, etc.


Huntington's disease is an autosomal dominant disorder that affects the nervous system If a man is heterozygous for the alleles that cause the condition and has children with a woman who lacks?

the man has huntingtons disease


Is parkinsons disease genetically transmitted?

Some evidence suggests that the disease is transmitted by autosomal dominant inheritance


Symptoms of huntingtons disease?

The symptoms of Huntingtons Disease are, mental deterioration and uncontrollable movements; symptoms usually appear in middle ages.


Is hirschsprung's disease dominant or recessive?

Hirschsprung's disease is typically non-Mendelian in inheritance, meaning it does not follow a simple dominant or recessive pattern. It is commonly associated with complex inheritance involving multiple genetic and environmental factors.