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Disorders of Muscular and Skeletal System

Muscular dystrophy Muscular dystrophy is a group of genetic disorders that cause progressive muscle weakness and degeneratio…

Pedigree chart Autosomal Dominant Disorders

Characteristics of Autosomal Dominant Disorders: Appears in both sexes with equal frequency. Both sexes tr…

Autosomal Recessive Disorders - Alkaptonuria, Phenylketonuria, Albinism, Tay-Sach's disease, Cystic Fibrosis

Diseases that have autosomal recessive inheritance affect only individuals who have two defective copies of the gene (one …

Example of Autosomal Dominant Disorders - Huntington's disease, Achondroplasia and Marfan's syndrome

2.i. Gene mutations in autosomes ( a) Autosomal Dominant Inheritance ( b)  Autosomal Recessive Inheritance Auto…

List of Human Genetic Disorders

The genetic disorder arises in humans in the following ways: By anomalies in chromosomes By gene mutations in chromosomes …