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Complex Inheritance and Human Heredity Recessive Genetic Disorders A recessive trait is expressed when the individual is homozygou s recessive for the trait.
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Complex Inheritance and Human Heredity Cystic Fibrosis Affects the mucus-producing glands, digestive enzymes, and sweat glands Chloride ions are not absorbed into the cells of a person with cystic fibrosis but are excreted in the sweat. Without sufficient chloride ions in the cells, a thick mucus is secreted.
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People with cystic fibrosis inherit a defective gene on chromosome 7 called CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator)
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Complex Inheritance and Human Heredity Albinism Caused by altered genes, resulting in the absence of the skin pigment melanin in hair and eyes White hair Very pale skin Pink pupils
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Complex Inheritance and Human Heredity Tay-Sachs Disease Caused by the absence of the enzymes responsible for breaking down fatty acids called gangliosides Gangliosides accumulate in the brain, inflating brain nerve cells and causing mental deterioration.
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Complex Inheritance and Human Heredity Dominant Genetic Disorders Huntington’s disease affects the nervous system. Achondroplasia is a genetic condition that causes small body size and limbs that are comparatively short.
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Complex Inheritance and Human Heredity
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Pedigrees A diagram that traces the inheritance of a particular trait through several generations
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Complex Inheritance and Human Heredity Inferring Genotypes Knowing physical traits can determine what genes an individual is most likely to have. Predicting Disorders Record keeping helps scientists use pedigree analysis to study inheritance patterns, determine phenotypes, and ascertain genotypes.
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