<prompt> Genetic anticipation is characteristic of:Myotonic dystrophyBeckers muscular dystrophyDuchenne muscular dystrophyEmery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy  <response>: Genetic Anticipation refers to the progressive increase in severity of an illness as it manifests in its transmission from parent to child, occurring in a more severe form and at an earlier age with succeeding generations. It is more commonly seen in trinucleotide repeat disorders. Classical examples are Huntingtons Disease - CAG Myotonic Dystrophy - CTG Dyskeratosis congenita - TTAGGG telomere repeat sequence Fragile X syndrome - CGG Crohns disease Behcets disease Ref: Genetic Instabilities and Neurological Diseases, Second Edition, edited by Robe D. Wells, Tetsuo Ashizawa, 2nd Edition, Page 56. 