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Yes. In order to develop Tay-Sachs, you must inherit the gene for it from BOTH parents. If you inherit from ONE parent, you can be a carrier, but will not develop the disease. If BOTH parents are carriers, your odds of inheriting Tay-Sachs is 1-4. Other genetic diseases, such as Huntingtons, are carried on a dominant gene- If one parent has gene, odds are 1-2. Link at the bottom of the page for more information on Tay-Sachs:
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Does TaySachs disease have a dominant or a recessive trait?
recessive
Is wilsons disease dominant or recessive?
Wilson's disease is recessive
Is the trait for bleeder's disease dominant or recessive?
Recessive
Is cystic fibrosis an autosomal disease?
Yes, cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disease.
What types of disease is cystic fibrosis?
Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive genetic disease. A+ neuromuscular disease
Is sickle cell disease dominant or recessive?
The disease is recessive, requiring both parents to carry the allele for the disease to be found in the offspring. If one parent has it, the offspring can also be a carrier, but it will be recessive, and the offspring will have normal RBC (red blood cells)
Is canavan disease dominant or recessive?
its ressesive
Is heart disease dominant or recessive?
It is Dominant.
What type of autosomal disease is phenylketonuria?
recessive
Is cystic fibrosis carried on a dominant of recessive gene?
Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive genetic disease.
Many serious diseases can be passed from parent to offspring through genes. In which case given below is a recessive disease NOT able to be passed on?
A recessive disease is not able to be passed on if both parents are carriers of the gene but do not express the disease themselves. In this case, the offspring would only inherit the disease if they receive two copies of the recessive gene, one from each parent. If the child inherits only one recessive gene and one dominant gene, they will be a carrier but will not exhibit the disease. Thus, the disease can only be passed on if both parents contribute the recessive allele.
What is an individual who has a recessive disease causing allele at a particular gene on one chromosome and a normal allele at that gene on the other chromosome?
An individual with a recessive disease-causing allele on one chromosome and a normal allele on the other chromosome is referred to as a heterozygote for that gene. Since the disease is recessive, the normal allele typically masks the effects of the recessive allele, meaning the individual usually does not exhibit symptoms of the disease. However, they can still pass the recessive allele to their offspring.
