Genetic Inheritance

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Genetic Inheritance

• Single gene disorders
• autosomal recessive
• autosomal dominant
• sex linked
• Chromosomal Defects
• Polygenic Disorders

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Chromosome Abnormalities

• Defects in Chromosome Number
• chromosome nondisjunction
• monosomy
• polysomy
• Defects in Chromosome Structure
• translocations
• deletions, duplications

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Chromosome Nondisjunction
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Chromosome Nondisjunction
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XX
nondisjunction
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XX
nondisjunction
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