What is Autosomal Dominant Inheritance?

What is Autosomal Dominant Inheritance?

Autosomal dominant is a pattern of inheritance. Genetic diseases are caused by gene changes, also called mutations or pathogenic variants that cause the gene not to work properly. We inherit two copies of each gene from our parents; one from our mothers and the other...
What is X-linked Inheritance?

What is X-linked Inheritance?

Genetic diseases that run in families usually follow certain inheritance patterns. X-linked (sometimes called “sex-linked”) is one pattern of inheritance. It is called “X-linked” because the genes related to these types of diseases are found on the X chromosome, one...