Title: Hereditary Diseases List - Health Hearty
Headings: Hereditary Diseases List
Hereditary Diseases List
List of Hereditary Diseases
Autosomal Dominant Diseases
Autosomal Recessive Diseases
Gender Linked Diseases
Polygenic Disorders
A Few Other Genetic Disorders
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Content: List of Hereditary Diseases
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Let's Work Together! There are numerous genetic diseases and disorders that are passed from the parent to the offspring. Some of these diseases may be congenital (present at the time of birth) or can even occur after a while. There are some other inherited diseases where the females are just the carriers of the defective genes and pass on to the male members of the family. Genetic diseases usually fall into four categories which are given below: Autosomal Dominant Diseases
There is a specific pattern of inheritance of genes in autosomal dominant diseases. The offspring inherits a copy of normal gene and mutant gene from its parents. Either of the parents may often suffer from a disease and thus the abnormal gene is passed on to the child.