A couple has a child with neurofibromatosis. They come to your genetic counseling office for help. After taking an extensive family history, you determine that there is no history of this disease on either side of the family. The couple wants to have another child and wants to be advised about the risks of that child having neurofibromatosis. What advice do you give them?

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Q: How could a child inherit a disease that neither parent has?

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Q: If there is no treatment for albinism, what is the status of research on this genetic disorder?…

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Q: Describe how Morgan’s results deviated from Mendelian inheritance and led to the discovery of a new…

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Q: A couple comes to a genetic councilor concerned about their chances of having a baby with cystic…

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Q: A single gene disorder that produces several symptoms is________.

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Q: When we say that a woman is a carrier for a genetic disease or disorder it means that     a. she can…

A: Genetic disorders follow a particular pattern of inheritance. They can follow autosomal recessive,…

Q: Why Many Inherited Diseases Result from Multiple Genetic Defects?

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Q: Regarding albinism, with adavances in fields such as gene therapy and stem cell research, is there a…

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Q: Below you may find the pedigree diagram for a family with two boys having childhood onset epileptic…

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Q: Most autosomal recessive genetic disorders are expressed as ____________________.   dominant…

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Q: Many genetic counselors will not provide presymptomatic genetic testing for Huntington disease to…

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Q: What is genetic disorders? Explain by giving an example.

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Q: Would you use gene therapy to enhance your basic traits such as height, intelligence and athletic…

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Q: Can two polydactylic people have a child without polydactyly? Please explain.

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Q: Mary and Ron don’t have albinism. However, is it possible for them to have a child with albinism?…

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Q: Joanna has “short fingers” (brachydactyly). She has two older brothers who are identical twins; both…

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Q: What genetic disorder is this, what causes it and how does it impact life?

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Q: . If your father were diagnosed with an inherited disease that develops around the age of 50, would…

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Q: What are Genetic defects?

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Q: Should an individual’s genetic information ever become public information?

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Q: A couple has 4 children, 2 sons and 2 daughters. The mother and the daughter is known to have a…

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Q: how the genes are related to intellectual disability in details

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Q: What is it called when a disease is not hereditary?

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Mitochondrial Mutations

A mitochondrion is a cellular organelle that serves as the site for cellular respiration and energy production (ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate). It is a double-membrane-bound organelle and is only present in eukaryotic cells.