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Genetic disorders Autosomal Disorders 1. Most genes are autosomal thus most disorders happen on autosomal genes 2. Albinism – recessive gene a. no melanin ro pigment in your skin or hair b. caused by a recessive gene on c-some 11 3. Cystic Fibrosis- recessive a. water gets forced into your cells that causes the liquid outside of the cells to get thick and the airways in your lungs get clogged b. usually found in people of European ancestry c. affects 1in 2500 children d. cause by a recessive allele on c-some 7 4. Tay – Sachs - recessive a. common in Eastern European Jews and Cajon people and French Canadians b. this causes a rapid breakdown of the nervous system and death 5. Sickle Cell Anemia – recessive a. crescent or sickle shaped blood cells b. they get stuck in the blood vessels stopping the flow of blood to bones and organs. c. Occurs in people of African ancestry 6. PKU, phenylketonuria, recessive a. 1 in 15,000 children are born with it b. Most states have laws that newborns have to be tested for it. c. Mostly occurs in whites and Asians 7. Huntington’s Disease, dominant a. don’t get it until 30’s or 40’s b. most people have children before they know they have it.
