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Hermaphrodites ? Have both ovarian and testicular tissues ? Do not have the normal Y; rather they have the minute y ? Mental retardation, congenital anomalies and hypertonia 7. Chromosomal deletions ? Abnormalities in chromosome structure due to some deletions in segments of some autosomal and sex chromosomes Ex: cri-du-chat syndrome or 5 p sydrome ? Deletion of the short arm of chromosome 5 ? Mentally retarded ? With small epiglottis and larynx ? Muscular dystrophy ? Deletion of a small segment of chromosome X ? Involves deletion of genes responsible for synthesis of the protein dystrophin...
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Chromosomal deletions ? Abnormalities in chromosome structure due to some deletions in segments of some autosomal and sex chromosomes Ex: cri-du-chat syndrome or 5 p sydrome ? Deletion of the short arm of chromosome 5 ? Mentally retarded ? With small epiglottis and larynx ? Muscular dystrophy ? Deletion of a small segment of chromosome X ? Involves deletion of genes responsible for synthesis of the protein dystrophin...
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Sickle Cell Anemia Sickle cell anemia occurs when a person inherits two abnormal genes (one from each parent) that cause their red blood cells to change shape. Instead of being flexible and round, these cells are more rigid and curved in the shape of the farm tool known as a sickle - that's where the disease gets its name...	4 / 1038
Sickle Cell Disease mutation causes this disease, the characteristics of it, and what has developed in the area of gene therapy because of it. The Sickle Cell Disease is an inherited disease...	2 / 529
Sickle Cell Anemia There are many different symptoms of Sickle Cell anemia that affects people in different ways. The most common signs for this disease include: anemia, which is a shortage of red blood cells, and pain when the flow of blood is blocked by the sickle-shaped cells...	2 / 366
Albinism Albinism is a very serious disease that could end up in death. Albinism is a recessive inherited defect in melanin, which is metabolism in which pigment is absent from skin, hair, and eyes...	2 / 487
Sickle Cell Anemia Sickle cell anemia is a hereditary blood disorder that mostly affects African-Americans. Sickle cell may have originated in Africa where they called the children born with this disease "ogbanjes," children who come and go, because they died soon after birth...	3 / 594
Sickle Cell Anemia Sickle Cell Anemia is a genetic disease that affects all kinds of people and can start before a person is even born. This paper will talk about symptoms of Sickle Cell Anemia, the people affected, the cause of the disease, how the disease is diagnosed, and cured...	1 / 196
Sickle Cell Disease While sickle hemoglobin and normal hemoglobin carry the same amount of oxygen, two major differences exist between the two kinds of cells. First, they differ in the way they flow through the blood vessels...	2 / 557