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Genetic disorder methemoglobinemia (blue person disease)? |
Is methemoglobinemia a chromosomal disorder or a gene disorder? i can't tell....any doctors or biology experts out there? lol It's caused by a recessive gene, but it manifests itself in a chromosomal error. So the answer is, yes....it's a chromosomal and genetic disorder. chromosomal |
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DMD is caused a mutation in the gene for dystrophin, which is located on the X chromosome. Becker muscular dystrophy is also caused by mutations in the same gene, but it is considered milder than ... Sex linked means that the gene is found only on the X or Y chromosome. Non sex linked means it's on one of the other chromosomes. Non sex linked disorders include Neurofibromatosis, cysti... My prayers go to you and your son. We have experienced doctor ignorance with our daughter. They can't read everything, and the medical model is clear about following the research, not te... Down's Syndrome is a Level 2 : Chromosomal Abnormality. Why ?? Because there an extra copy of genetic material on the 21st chromosome. A gamete ( sperm or egg cell) is produced with an extra ... I think if an individual wishes to know about their own genetics, they should be allowed to find out. But, as far as this information being publicly accessible in the manner you describe, I think ... I pick level one, but some evidence seems to indicate that color *vision* is a mutation away from when *all* primates were colorblind. Also, one study found that 'colorblind' monkeys ate... It is most definitely an inherited trait. It was previously believed that baldness was inherited from a person's maternal grandfather. While there is some basis for this belief, both parent... ...color blindness...for one ... |
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