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is mrkh genetic?

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MRKH syndrome: Etiology unknown, although postulated to be both genetic & environmental. There is incomplete development of the mullerian duct which develops into the female reproductive organs.

Question 2

what is genetics?

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General answer: Genetics is a term that refers to the study of genes and their role in inheritance – the way certain traits are passed down from one generation to another.

Question 3

is bad vision genetic?

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Possibly genetic: All eye shapes and function have a genetic underpinning although eyes can be affected by infection and trauma which is not genetic.  If the variations in an eye render it beyond the normal or correctable parameters, then a genetic basis is possible as a cause for the bad vision.  If it is your vision you are discussing, your ophthalmologist can tell you if genetics is a likely cause.

Question 4

is chrohn's disease genetic?

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: Recent studies have shown hereditary, genetic and environmental factors all influence the development of chrohn's disease.

Question 5

is an ebstein's anomaly genetic?

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Occasionally: Most cases appear to be sporadic with low recurrence risk.Occasional reports document clusters of cases in different generations of the same family.Brhtj 1991. Specialized genetic studies have found small gene alterations that occur more often in these patients which could explain clustering in those families and provide a screeniing tool for a limited set of patients.

Question 6

looking for genetics definitions?

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Terminology?: Besides basic textbooks for primary care physicians & nurses, there are several websites. Genealliance.Org, genetest.Org, omim, nord are a few that describe the genetic errors in specific diagnoses.  Even wikipedia has a section of genetic terminology for laypersons. Google mendelian inheritance in man, or modes of inheritance of genetic disorders for  starters.

Question 7

how accurate are genetic pedigrees?

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Often incomplete: A pedigree is a standard diagram of your family history, using squares for males, circles for females, joining lines for marriage and offspring. Traits/diseases are indicated by marking the circles or squares, the patterns revealing inheritance mechanisms. Accuracy depends on completeness of family information and the knowledge/experience of the historian/interpreter (think clinical geneticist).

Question 8

do genetics mean a lot of things ?

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Yes: genetics is the science of inheritance for all living things, as well as some non-living things like viruses which use  living things to replicate.  If you have a specific  question about something, and which to know whether it is inherited or not, please ask.

Question 9

is there a genetic cause of midgets?

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Likely yes.: It is very likely that there is a genetic component to this.  There are issues like achondroplasia or dwarfism that are definitely genetic in origin.  Height is very often a result of genetic selection in plants and animals and people are no exception.  Excess in height is also genetic.  Abraham lincoln is a very good exmple of marfan's syndrome, a disorder with great height as a feature.

Question 10

what are dominant genetic conditions?

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See below: With a dominant gene trait, the child only needs to receive one copy of the abnormal gene. So, they have a 50% chance of getting the gene. With a recessive gene, the child needs 2 copies of the gene. So, they have a 25% chance of having both genes.

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