Genetic Disorders
Cystic Fibrosis and Huntingtons
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- Created on: 09-01-11 14:40
Cystic Fibrosis
Caused by Recessive Allele
Genetic Disorder of the cell membranes
Thicky mucus in the air passages and in the pancreas
People with only one copy of the allele won't have the disorder - carriers
Cystic Fibrosis 2
When 1 parent has cystic fibrosis cannot produce a child with disorder but carriers.
Huntingtons
Caused by Dominant Allele
Genetic disorder of the nervous system
Can be inherited if only one parent carriers the defective gene
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