Genetic Disorders
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are medical conditions that are caused by an error in a
person's genes. Some of them appear as a birth defect, while others do not
become distinct until later in life. can range from those that
cause death to those that produce only mild problems, such as color blindness
or an extra pinky. Sc ....
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.... A person with this disease develops uncontrolled movements and may have
problems with coordination, thinking, and judgment. A weakening of the
nerve cells in the brain causes these symptoms and later results in death.
Another single-gene disorder is the Tay Sachs Disease. People who
inherit the faulty Tay Sachs gene lack a crucial enzyme that is needed to break
down fatty substances in brain and nerve cells. As a result, these substances
build up in such large quantities tha ....
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