Question

What is genetic disorder?

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Answer 1

Mendelian Disorder

Mendelian disorders are either autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, sex-linked dominant, sex-linked recessive, or mitochondrial and occur due to mutations in a single gene. These disorders can be detected by pedigree analysis. The genetic locus at which the mutation takes place may be a sex chromosome or an autosome and it may be in a recessive or a dominant mode. An autosomal recessive disease is articulated when the mutant gene is present in the homozygous state. In such cases, both the parents are heterozygous, carrying one copy of the mutant gene and one copy of a normal functional gene. In autosomal traits, females and males are equally expected to be affected. Other types of Mendelian disorders are Autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, sex-linked dominant, sex-linked chromosomal, and mitochondrial.