Genetic Diseases

Acquiring a disease is a horrifying thought. A lot of people around us are affected by a variety of ailments which vary in severity.

There are many ways one can keep him / her self safe from many diseases; but nothing much can be done about the genetic diseases.

A genetic disease is caused due to abnormalities in genes and anomalies in chromosomes. These abnormalities are especially found in the human genetic material called genome. Let us have a look at the types of genetic disorders.

Types of Genetic Diseases

There are four basic kinds of genetic diseases.

1. Single Gene / Monogenic Genetic Diseases
2. Multifactorial / Polygenic (Complex) Diseases
3. Chromosomal Genetic Diseases
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The human body is a very complex system. A lot of people have devoted their lives to the study of the human body and the various ailments affecting the human body. The recent years have seen a lot of research on the all-important genes and how they affect the offspring. Experts showed a great interest in studying about ancient practices and how a condition passes on from the family to the offspring. Genes play a very important role in the acquisition of characteristics by the offspring.What is haemophilia?

The human body has 23 pairs of gene groups or chromosomes, out of which 22 are known as autosomes and the remaining pair (called sex chromosomes) is X-Y in males and X-X in females. Autosomes are common to both males and females. Experts have clarified that haemophilia is a submissive condition and a hereditary defect. Haemophilia is a genetic defect that affects the X chromosome. In normal people, if there is a cut on the skin, the blood clots and the wound dries up in some time. Haemophilia represents the failure of the clotting system to completely arrest the flow of blood when the skin is cut. There is no clotting of blood when a haemophilic person is wounded, hence the bleeding is continuous and the person loses a lot of blood.

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