8.10 Genetic Dominant Conditions : BIO DAT STUDY

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Autosomal Dominant Conditions

  • Huntingtons Disease: nervous system degeneration. Protein accumulated in disease

  • Achondroplasia: Dwarfism by limiting limb growth

  • Hypercholesterolemia: excess cholesterol in blood that progresses to heart disease


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Autosomal Recessive Conditions

  • Phenylketonuria (PKU): inability to produce the proper enz breakdown of the amino acdi phenlalanine, causing a certain degreatdation product to accumulate = health issues.

    • Phenylalanine breakdown ability, leading to phenylpyruvic acid accumulation

  • Cystic Fibrosis: Fluid buildup in respiratory tract. Transport of salt and h2o disruption

  • Tay-Sachs: Inability to break down lipids, affecting brain function —> defect in lysosomes so cells can’t break down lipids properly

  • Sickle Cell Anemia: Defected hemoglobin due to substitution

  • Galactosemia: Can’t break down galactose properly = organ damage


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Sex- Linked Recessive Conditions

  • Hemophelia: Abnormal blood clotting

  • Color Blindness: Inability to see color (Primarily in males)

  • Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy: Progressive loss of muscle


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Chromosomal (Aneuploidy) Disorders

  • Down’s Syndrome (Trisomy 21): Extra copy of Chromie 21 (affects intellectual ability)

  • Turner’s Syndrome: Partiall/missing x chromie (Sterile)

  • Klinefelter’s Syndrome: Extra X chromie (XXY) in males (sterile)

  • Cri Du Chat: Piece of chromie 5 missing (affects intellectual ability)