Question 1

is obesity a dominant or recessive trait?

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Explanation : Neither. Obesity do not  have even cleat trait. Too many factors play roles: lifestyle and diet, physical activity are the most important.

Question 2

is cystic fibrosis a dominant or recessive trait?

Accepted Answer

Recessive: One needs two defective copies of the cystic fibrosis to develop the disease.

Question 3

is gestational diabetes a dominant or recessive trait?

Accepted Answer

Complex disease: Gestational diabetes (gdm), like type 2 diabetes, are related metabolic conditions with strong inherited genetic tendencies --- but multiple genes are involved in their expression (appearance in any person). So gdm is neither a dominant nor recessive trait. Whether a person gets gdm is also strongly impacted by age, weight, exercise levels, dietary factors, which are not genetically determined.

Question 4

my grandmother and my mother both have tested positive for celiac disease. is this a dominant or recessive trait?

Accepted Answer

Neither: While you may inherit the immune risk factor from a parent  that does not guarantee getting Celiac disease. If you have a 1st degree relative with confirmed Celiac disease then there is roughly a 20% chance of developing it in your lifetime.

Question 5

what do you suggest if my grandmother and my mother both have tested positive for celiac disease. is it a dominant or recessive trait?

Accepted Answer

Genetic: you may carry the gene for celiac- It is not a dominant or recessive gene. It is a gene that is associate to a chromosome that has been identified. In order to get the condition, you need to have the gene and an environmental trigger. You can be tested to see if you have the gene. The DR8 gene profile is seen in a large part of the population and may explain why celiac is being seen often.

Question 6

what is the difference between an autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive trait?

Accepted Answer

Input required: In dominant disorders, the dominant member of the gene pair controls how the gene activities are expressed, so the other gene can carry the same or normal information.In recessive disorders, the normal gene compensates for the bad information in the other gene, allowing a person to function normally unless both genes carry the bad information.

Question 7

is hemochromatosis considered dominant or considered recessive?

Accepted Answer

Recessive (sort of): The common genetic defect in the hfe gene for phenotypic hemochromatosis is the c282y/c282y homozygous. However other defects other than c282y can lead to hemochromatosis. C282y heterozgyotes with hhc are though to posses another unclassified defect.

Question 8

why do people develop hemochromatosis?

Accepted Answer

It's in the genes: In hereditary (= inherited from parents) hemochromatosis, too much iron is absorbed by the gut & deposits in tissues. Liver, heart, other damage can result. It is autosomal recessive: both parents must carry the gene & not all offspring will be affected. Secondary (= due to other causes) hemochromatosis can occur with certain types of hemolytic anemia (red blood cells bursting, releasing iron).

Question 9

what do you suggest if my friend has a hemochromatosis?

Accepted Answer

Blood letting: Hemochromatosis can be easily managed by periodic removal of blood to drain the body of excess iron. This is about the only disease where the old practice of blood letting actually works.

Question 10

what is iron overload, hemochromatosis?

Accepted Answer

Too much bodily iron: As a result of the inability to increase iron loss, iron overload is an inevitable response to increased iron entry into the body. This can occur by one of three mechanisms - nutritional intake, increased absorption, parenteral sources (i.e. Transfusions). Hemochromatosis is abnormally high absorption of iron as result of a genetic defect. Extra iron can be toxic.

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