Human Inheritance

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Coded for by a gene on an X sex chromosome.

Disorder caused by an unusual number of chromosomes.

Failure of replicated chromosomes to separate.

Segment of DNA that codes for a single protein or RNA. Controls what characteristics are expressed.

Charts familial relationships and the inheritance of a specific trait.

Disorder caused by the mutation of a single gene.

One goal of _________ is to use genetic material itself to treat these disorders, such as in gene therapy.

A genetic disorder may be caused by a mutation at the gene level or by an unusual number of chromosomes.