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Genetic Disorders.
Autosomal dominant inheritance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Achondroplasia | A form of dwarfism that is one in every 10,000 people; heterozygous individuals have the dwarf phenotype |
| Camptodactyly | Rigid, bent fingers |
| Familial hypercholesterolemia | High cholesterol levels in blood; eventually clooged arteries |
| Huntingtons disease | A degenerative disease of the nervous system is caused by a lethal dominant allele; no obvious phenotypic effect until 35 or 45 years old; 50% chance of inheriting the allele and the disorder; fatal |
| Marfan syndrome | Abnormal or no connective tissue |
| Polydactyly | Extra fingers,toes or both |
| Progeria | Drastic premature aging |
| Neurofibromatosis | Tumors of the nervous system, skin |