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Complex Inheritance and Human Heredity 109

Recessive

Genetic

Disorders

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Dominant Genetic

Disorders

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Section 11.1 Basic Patterns of Human Inheritance (continued)

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There is

no effective

.

Huntington’s

disease

The disease causes a

breakdown in

.

The symptoms

don’t appear until a

person is between

the ages of

and.

The disease is

caused by a

.

A

analysis could

help people better

understand their

own risks and the

risks to their

.

How:

Who: What:

Simple Recessive Heredity

Write three facts about recessive heredity in the concept map.

Identify two examples of dominant genetic disorders in humans.

dominant genetic disorders

Summarize the facts about Huntington’s disease by completing the

concept map below.