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Types of Autosome-Linked Genetic Diseases

In this article we will discuss about the dominant and recessive types of autosome-linked genetic diseases. Type # 1. Autosome-Linked Dominant Genetic Diseases: Experimental genetics strictly defines the dominant mode of Inheritance of genetic dis­eases as the situation in which a single dose of gene is quite sufficient to allow the trait thus governed full expression (Table 11.1). The heterozygote [...]

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Examples of Autosome-Linked Genetic Diseases

The three examples of autosome-linked genetic disease are: 1. Sickle Cell Anemia 2. Alkaptonuria (Black Urine Disease) 3. Phenylketonuria. Example # 1. Sickle Cell Anemia: Sickle cell anemia is an inherited abnor­mal disease caused by mutation of autosomal gene. The red blood cells of certain individuals have peculiar property of undergoing reversible alterations in shape when subjected to changes in [...]

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