Whats in your genes
Whats in your genes? ... What you have just inherited can be defined as a chromosomal disorder resulting from the inheritance of one or more defective or mutated genes. ... Genetic diseases are not the only ones affected by our genes. Many common diseases are also influenced by our genes like heart disease and asthma. ... Genetic diseases are caused by defects or mutations in our genes. Genes are hereditary blueprints or coding instructions for the development of out anatomical, biochemical, and behavioral characteristics. Amram Scheinfeld has said that 1"If we linked genes to human workers, we could find among them every type of specialist, each with his own capacities: laborers, architects, engineers, plumbers, chemists, decorators, sculptors, dietitians, doctors, etc. ... Many genes reside on a single chromosome so a large number of genes are effected by a chromosome abnormality. ... Our genes influence our susceptibility to many diseases and disorders as well as all our other traits such as our physical strength, eye colour and height. ... These chromosomes contain everything that the offspring inherits form the parents, including any defective genes that may one day develop into a genetic disease. ... Another possible way of detecting carriers is to examine the DNA directly, but this too is only available for very few diseases because where the chromosomes most "disease-causing genes" are located still remains unknown. ... Discoveries in human genes and genetic engineering will help speed up the search for cures to previously thought incurrable diseases, but it also raises profound ethical questions.