GENETIC DISEASES

Genetic Diseases

Genetic Diseases

Introduction

As hereditary, diseases and characteristics are known, either by a gene (monogenic) or several atypical altered genes (polygenic) are triggered to determine morbidity and dispositions lead. In this context one also speaks of monogenic and polygenic disease.

In a narrower sense, to count only those features of the disease and hereditary diseases that are triggered by the start of atypical changes in genes and inheritance are transmitted from the ancestors to their descendants.

There are 46 chromosomes in the human genome in normal conditions, while the Syndrome does not contain 46 numbers of chromosomes. It varies with ...