a. List the differences between infectious and genetic diseases.

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Genetic Diseases
a. List the differences between infectious and genetic diseases.
b. Discuss the reasons why genetic diseases could hardly be diagnosed in fish.
c. Describe the how albinism occur in fish and why it is considered a disease.
d. List other fish species, documented to exhibit albinism.
e. Elucidate the process by which melanoma or skin cancer-prone sword tail develops. Describe
the genetic mechanism involved.
f. Describe how domestication can lead to genetic problems in aquaculture.

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