Genetic Factors

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Created on: 09-01-18 20:17

Give examples of diseases that are caused by dominant genes.

Brittle bone disease - causes bones to break easily. Huntington's disease - causes involuntary movement, cognitive and psychiatric disorders.

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Give examples of diseases that are caused by recessive genes.

Cystic fibrosis - causes a build-up of thick sticky mucus that can damage the lungs. Phenylketonuris (PKU) - causes intellectual disability and developmental delay.

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Give examples of diseass that are caused by recessive genes + overvflow.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy - causes muscle weakness and wasting resulting in difficulty with motor skills and walking.

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Genes are sets of ------------ to the cells that --------- growth and development. Individuals inherit -- pairs of -----------, which contain genes. Health conditions can arise from --------- inherited genes.

Instructions, determine, 23, chromosomes, defective.

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Give examples of conditions caused by abnormality in an individual's chromosomes.

Kliefelter syndrome - boys have an extra X chromosome. Colour blindness - caused by mutations in the X chromosome, so it's more common in males.

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Give examples of diseases that are caused by recessive genes.

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Cystic fibrosis - causes a build-up of thick sticky mucus that can damage the lungs. Phenylketonuris (PKU) - causes intellectual disability and developmental delay.

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Give examples of diseass that are caused by recessive genes + overvflow.

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Card 5

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Give examples of conditions caused by abnormality in an individual's chromosomes.

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Genetic Factors