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Please tell me, could mutated genes pass on to my kids?
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Yes: We are all thought to carry at least 3-4 copies of a gene variant that would produce a significant metabolic or structural disorder if paired with a similar defect at conception.Most taboos about having kids with close relatives are based on this risk/experience. If you have a defect, the type of risk varies with the genetics involved.Those with dominant defects have 50% risk/conception.
Answered 3/18/2014
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