X-LINKED RECESSIVE INHERITANCE/DISORDER Flashcards
Hemophilia A
an inherited bleeding disorder in which the blood does
not clot normally
Hemophilia B also known as
factor IX deficiency or Christmas disease
Hemophilia B
a blood-factor deficiency
Hemophilia B
The disorder was first reported in the medical literature in
1952 in a patient with the name of
Stephen Christmas
The most famous family with hemophilia B was that of
Queen Victoria of England.
Color Blindness
occurs when you are unable to see colors in a normal
way
Cones
← sense wavelengths of light, and enable the
retina to distinguish between colors
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
a severe type of muscular dystrophy that primarily
affects boys
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
Muscle weakness usually begins around the age of _
and worsens quickly.
four,