Congenital disorders: Difference between revisions
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* In males, a mutation in the only copy of the gene in each cell causes the disorder. | * In males, a mutation in the only copy of the gene in each cell causes the disorder. | ||
* In most cases, males experience more severe symptoms of the disorder than females. || fragile X syndrome | * In most cases, males experience more severe symptoms of the disorder than females. | ||
|| fragile X syndrome | |||
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|X-linked recessive ||* Caused by mutations in genes on the X chromosome. | |X-linked recessive ||* Caused by mutations in genes on the X chromosome. | ||