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Disorders
Ch. 15 Disorders
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Red-Green Colorblindness | Sex Linked Recessive |
| Hemophilia | Blood clotting disorder, lack platelets Sex linked recessive |
| Cystic Fibrosis | Excess mucus in lungs, digestive tract, and liver Recessive |
| Tay-Sachs | Lipid build up in brain cells; mental deficiency; blindness Recessive |
| Sickle Cell | Sickled red blood cells; damage to many tissues |
| Down Syndrome | Nondisjunction of an autosomal chromosome at pair #21 Nondisjunction 47,XY, +21 |
| PKU | mental retardation; lack of enzyme that breaks down milk Recessive |