In Mendelian inheritance patterns, you receive one version of a gene, called an allele, from each parent. These alleles can be dominant or recessive. Non-Mendelian genetics don’t completely follow ...

Genetic variants underlying life-threatening diseases, being unlikely to be transmitted to the next generation, are gradually and selectively eliminated from the population through negative selection.

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Environmental factors such as lifestyle and the medications you take influence the effects your genes have on your body — and can clarify how diseases develop. When you purchase through links on our ...

Credit: Getty Images. Laura Buch, MSPAS, PA-C, emphasizes the need for newborn screening to detect infantile-onset lysosomal storage diseases and swift treatment. In honor of PA Week 2024, we ...