Lecture 6 - Genetic & environmental disease III Flashcards
1
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What are polygenic disorders?
A
Disorders caused by several mutations
2
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What are the characteristic of polygenic disorders?
A
many genes involved, unclear inheritance, both genetic and environmental
3
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3 types of somatic disorders
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cancers, mosaics, chimeras
4
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Mosaics =
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More than 1 population of cells from the same genetic origin
5
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Chimeras =
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more than 1 population of cells of different genetic origin
6
Q
3 methods for identifying genes for disease
A
Candidate gene, linkage analysis, association studies
7
Q
Types of genetic testing
A
Prenatal, neonatal, adult
