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Tools used in determining likelihood of genetic
FH, family tree, pedigree,
disorder in family, inheritance patterns, and risk of
genogram
recurrence in family members
U.S. Surgeon General's Recommended that families know their family history
Family History Initiative
Autosomal dominant In up to 50% of offspring when one parent is affected
conditions may be present (such as Marfan syndrome)
in more than one
generation and
Recessive conditions Appear only in one generation
Affects individuals who Recessive conditions (ex: CF, hemochromatosis)
have two copies of a faulty
gene, one from each
(unaffected) parent
X-linked disorders are X chromosome (fragile X syndrome, color blindness)
caused by faulty genes on
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Terms in this set (23)
Tools used in determining likelihood of genetic
FH, family tree, pedigree,
disorder in family, inheritance patterns, and risk of
genogram
recurrence in family members
U.S. Surgeon General's Recommended that families know their family history
Family History Initiative
Autosomal dominant In up to 50% of offspring when one parent is affected
conditions may be present (such as Marfan syndrome)
in more than one
generation and
Recessive conditions Appear only in one generation
Affects individuals who Recessive conditions (ex: CF, hemochromatosis)
have two copies of a faulty
gene, one from each
(unaffected) parent
X-linked disorders are X chromosome (fragile X syndrome, color blindness)
caused by faulty genes on
an
