which diseases result from inherited changes in DNA sequence?
Biology · Middle School · Mon Jan 18 2021
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Correct answer is genetic disorder.
A genetic disorder is a disease that is caused by a change, or mutation, in an individual's DNA sequence.
There are four different types of genetic disorders (inherited) and include:
- Single gene inheritance.
- Multifactorial inheritance.
- Chromosome abnormalities.
- Mitochondrial inheritance.
Common genetic disorder
- Down syndrome (Trisomy 21).
- FragileX syndrome.
- Klinefelter syndrome.
- Triple-X syndrome.
- Turner syndrome.
- Trisomy 18.
- Trisomy 13.
- Genetic Disorders. Sickle Cell Disease.
- Cystic fibrosis. Cystic Fibrosis Liver Disease.
- Brain, Nerves and Spine. Huntington's Disease.
- Cleft lip and palate. Cleft Lip and Palate.