An example of a single gene disorder is O a. Cri-du-chat Syndrome O b. Phenylketournia Patou

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An example of a single gene disorder is
O a. Cri-du-chat Syndrome
O b. Phenylketournia
O c. Patau Syndrome
Od.Fragile X Syndrome
O e. Turner's Syndrome
Transcribed Image Text:An example of a single gene disorder is O a. Cri-du-chat Syndrome O b. Phenylketournia O c. Patau Syndrome Od.Fragile X Syndrome O e. Turner's Syndrome
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Cr-du-chat Syndrome : It is a rare genetic disorder which is caused by a missing section on a particular chromosome 5 .

Phenylketonuria : It is an autosomal recessive disorder which is caused by mutations in both alleles of the genes for phenylalanine hydroxylase , found on chromosome 12 .

Patau syndrome: It is a chromosomal abnormality in which some or all cells of the body contain extra genetic material from chromosome 13. 

Fragile X syndrome : It is caused by mutation in a single gene . It turns the gene off. 

Turner's syndrome : It is a condition that affects only females in which one of the X chromosome is missing or partly missing .

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