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What are the causes of genetic diseases?
What are the causes of genetic diseases?
In genetic diseases, what does a 'de novo variant' refer to?
In genetic diseases, what does a 'de novo variant' refer to?
What is the term for tissues of the affected individual containing a mixture of abnormal and normal cells due to variants arising during early embryogenesis?
What is the term for tissues of the affected individual containing a mixture of abnormal and normal cells due to variants arising during early embryogenesis?
Which of the following is involved in causing genetic diseases?
Which of the following is involved in causing genetic diseases?
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What is the consequence of structural rearrangements in genetic diseases?
What is the consequence of structural rearrangements in genetic diseases?
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Which type of genetic disease is caused by abnormalities during mitosis or meiosis resulting in an abnormal number of chromosomes per cell?
Which type of genetic disease is caused by abnormalities during mitosis or meiosis resulting in an abnormal number of chromosomes per cell?
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In genetic diseases, what is the term for mutation of the gametic cell that may have arisen during its development, in which case somatic cells of the parent do not carry the variant?
In genetic diseases, what is the term for mutation of the gametic cell that may have arisen during its development, in which case somatic cells of the parent do not carry the variant?
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Which genetic disease may result in tissues of the affected individual containing a mixture, or mosaic, of abnormal and normal cells due to variants arising during early embryogenesis?
Which genetic disease may result in tissues of the affected individual containing a mixture, or mosaic, of abnormal and normal cells due to variants arising during early embryogenesis?
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What type of genetic disease is caused by an alteration in DNA sequence that alters the synthesis of a single gene product?
What type of genetic disease is caused by an alteration in DNA sequence that alters the synthesis of a single gene product?
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'Altered synthesis of a single gene product' is characteristic of which type of genetic disease?
'Altered synthesis of a single gene product' is characteristic of which type of genetic disease?
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